S. 3850 · 119th Congress · pending
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
Read twice and referred to the 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 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.
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
Ron Wyden
Senate · OR · Democratic
$382,070PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Cynthia M. Lummis
Senate · WY · Republican
$543,186PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rand Paul
Senate · KY · Republican
$89,645PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC 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.
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$10,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
FREEDOM FUND$10,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSERCO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SERCO PAC)$10,000
STRONG COUNTRY FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW$10,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPITNEY BOWES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,500
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$9,500
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC$8,500
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $2,500
Rand Paul · Cosponsor · $1,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,045
AMERICAN SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION-POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (ASLRRA-PAC)$7,550
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $7,550
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PA PAC)$7,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$7,500
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$7,500
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $1,500
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $3,000
Rand Paul · Cosponsor · $2,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordMOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC$7,500
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$7,500
MAGGIE'S LIST$7,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordPACIFIC COAST COUNCIL OF CUSTOMS BROKERS AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSNS INC TRADE EXPANSION$7,000
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC$6,500
ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,500
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$6,500
HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,500
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,500
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$6,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$6,050
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$6,000
NOVOCURE INC. PAC (A.K.A. NOVOCURE PAC)$5,500
603 PAC$5,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALABAMA FIRST PAC$5,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALAMO PAC$5,000
Rand Paul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALLISON TRANSMISSION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$5,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$5,000
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. PAC (AHIP PAC)$5,000
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$5,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
Ron Wyden · Sponsor · $5,000
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.