Justice for Exonerees Act

Bill: 119-hr-5540
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2025-09-19
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5540 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2025 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. .