Justice for Exonerees Act

Bill: 116-hr-7193
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2020-06-11
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Inflation and prices
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Justice for Exonerees Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases the maximum amount of damages an individual who was unjustly convicted and incarcerated may be awarded and requires that such amount be adjusted annually for inflation.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7193 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2020 Ms. Waters introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to adjust the penalty for unjust conviction and imprisonment, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Exonerees Act . 2. Penalty for unjust conviction and imprisonment Section 2513 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (e), by striking $50,000 and inserting $70,000 ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (f) The amount of damages awarded under subsection (e) shall be adjusted for inflation annually, based on the Consumer Price Index. .