Justice for Exonerees Act

Bill: 118-hr-10442
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2024-12-17
Policy area: Law
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10442 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 17, 2024 Ms. Waters (for herself, Ms. Norton , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Mrs. Ramirez , Mrs. Lee Carter , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Goldman of New York , and Mr. Ivey ) 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. .