Justice for Exonerees Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4019 To amend title 28, United States Code, to adjust the penalty for unjust conviction and imprisonment, and for other purposes. 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. CA´RDENAS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CICILLINE, and Mr. CAR- SON) 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for Exonerees 4 Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Jul 09, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4019.IH H4019 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4019 IH SEC. 2. PENALTY FOR UNJUST CONVICTION AND IMPRIS- 1 ONMENT. 2 Section 2513 of title 28, United States Code, is 3 amended— 4 (1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and 5 inserting ‘‘$70,000’’; and 6 (2) by adding at the end the following: 7 ‘‘(f) The amount of damages awarded under sub- 8 section (e) shall be adjusted for inflation annually, based 9 on the Consumer Price Index.’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Jul 09, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4019.IH H4019 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS