H.R. 7491 · 119th Congress · pending
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest official action 2026-02-11 · Referred
The bill, briefly
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.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-02-11
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Madeleine Dean
House · PA District 4 · Democratic
$781,100PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Hakeem S. Jeffries
House · NY District 8 · Democratic
$2,358,741PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Laurel M. Lee
House · FL District 15 · Republican
$895,512PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Don Bacon
House · NE District 2 · Republican
$454,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$44,247
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$26,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $7,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $4,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$26,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $1,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$25,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$25,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $5,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$25,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$25,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $8,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $2,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $7,500
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $5,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$24,500
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $7,500
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $5,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $7,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,500
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $2,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $7,500
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$22,500
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $10,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$22,500
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $7,500
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$21,500
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $6,500
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$21,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $5,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $3,500
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $6,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$20,500
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $8,500
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $7,500
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $5,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$20,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $2,500
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $6,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$20,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$20,000
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$20,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$20,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$20,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $5,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$20,000
TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC)$20,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $5,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$20,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$20,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $6,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordPOLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS$19,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $6,500
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $5,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $1,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordAT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$18,500
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $4,500
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$18,500
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $7,500
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordCITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL)$18,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $2,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$18,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $1,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $2,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$18,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $7,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $10,000
Don Bacon · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordTOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$18,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $9,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries · Cosponsor · $7,000
Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.