Justice for Exonerees Act

Bill: 117-hr-4019
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2021-06-17
Policy area: Law
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Justice for Exonerees Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4019 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 17, 2021 Ms. Waters (for herself, Mr. Takano , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Jones , Ms. Adams , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Norton , Ms. Pressley , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Cicilline , and Mr. Carson ) 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. .