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HR 5540
Recent Bills/HR 5540

Justice for Exonerees Act

IntroducedSeptember 19, 2025
Introduced1 year ago
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Why This Matters

This bill increases the payment amount for people who were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned and requires the amount to be adjusted each year for inflation.

Who this affects
wrongfully convicted people
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1Names the change the Justice for Exonerees Act
  2. 2Raises the fixed damage award for unjust conviction and imprisonment from $50,000 to $70,000
  3. 3Requires the award amount to be adjusted annually for inflation
  4. 4Bases the annual adjustment on the CPI (Consumer Price Index)
Read the detailed summary

Justice for Exonerees Act This bill increases the maximum amount of damages that an individual who was unjustly convicted and incarcerated may be awarded and requires that this amount be adjusted annually for inflation.

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