No Bailouts for Cashless Bail Jurisdictions Act
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Summary
The bill tells the Attorney General to identify jurisdictions that have substantially eliminated cash bail for a list of serious offenses and to cut off federal funding to those places. Funding can be restored after 180 days if the jurisdiction changes its policy or the Attorney General decides the bail system no longer meets the definition. The aim is to pressure local governments to keep cash bail as an option for pre‑trial release.
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