H.R. 546Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

1 recorded action229 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Hakeem S. Jeffries [D-NY-08]
Cosponsors: 11 · 7 Republicans · 4 Democrats
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Latest action: Feb 25, 2021 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

IntroducedJan 28, 2021
Passed the HouseFeb 24, 2021
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Justice from monitoring the contents of a privileged electronic communication between an incarcerated person and his or her legal representative.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 546 as passed House on Feb 24, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 36

House Feb 24, 2021

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

414 Yea 11 Nay 6 not voting

Crossed both parties 11 of 425 voting members broke with their own party: 11 Republicans.

Open the official roll call

How the chamber split

One dot per member. Select a seat or a bar to filter the list.

DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

By party select a segment to filter

All members431 members

Democratic220 members

Republican211 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors11 · 7 Republicans · 4 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 546 and vote against it. 8 signed when it was filed.

Loading the public record

H.R. 546Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 36

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors11 · 7 Republicans · 4 Democrats

H.R. 546Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 36

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors11 · 7 Republicans · 4 Democrats

Who lobbied on H.R. 5465 organizations

Who lobbied on H.R. 5465 organizations