S. 3850 · 119th Congress
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
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This bill requires the Department of Justice to issue a report regarding, establish guidelines for, and create or modify a program or system through which an incarcerated person may send or receive an electronic communication that excludes from monitoring the contents of any privileged electronic communication between the incarcerated person and his or her…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 11, 2026
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
This bill requires the Department of Justice to issue a report regarding, establish guidelines for, and create or modify a program or system through which an incarcerated person may send or receive an electronic communication that excludes from monitoring the contents of any privileged electronic communication between the incarcerated person and his or her legal representative. Attorney-client privilege shall apply to electronic communications sent or received through this program or system.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
Latest action (Feb 11, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 11, 2026
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.