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Sep 19, 2025
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Version Date: Sep 19, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025 6:06 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5540 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5540
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
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5540 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5540
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
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Exonerees Act''.
SEC. 2.
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.
(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.''.
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