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HR 2734 107th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Bail Criminal procedure Forfeiture

Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2001

Introduced: August 2, 2001 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Aug 2, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 2, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit a judicial officer from declaring forfeited a bail bond for violation of specified collateral release conditions other than failing to appear in court. Makes forfeiture of a bail bond for violation of such collateral release conditions unavailable as a sanction.
What's happening now September 10, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Aug 2, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Aug 2, 2001
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Aug 2, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2734: Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2734/
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"H.R. 2734: Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2734/.
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H.R. 2734, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2734/.
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