HR 10442 · 118th Congress

Justice for Exonerees Act

# Plain Language Summary: Justice for Exonerees Act When someone is wrongly convicted and imprisoned, then later proven innocent and released, the federal government currently allows them to sue for compensation. Right now, the law caps that payment at $50,000 per person. This bill increases that cap to $70,000, gi…

Sponsor

Waters, Maxine (D-CA)

Introduced

2024-12-17

Policy area

Law

Latest action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.