Justice for Exonerees Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 17, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Justice for Exonerees Act
This bill increases the maximum amount of damages that an individual who was unjustly convicted and incarcerated may be awarded and requires that this amount be adjusted annually for inflation.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2021 to Oct 19, 2021; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Aug 23, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Oct 19, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 17, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jun 17, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 17, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 106, June 17, 2021, page H2930.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7193 | Justice for Exonerees Act | Reintroduction of | Jun 11, 2020 |
| HR 10442 | Justice for Exonerees Act | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 28, United States Code, to adjust the penalty for unjust conviction and imprisonment, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Justice for Exonerees Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
