HR 2134
108th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Bail
Criminal procedure
Forfeiture
Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003
Introduced: May 15, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 15, 2003
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 191.
Oct 15, 2003
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-316.
Sep 10, 2003
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 10, 2003
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 5, 2003
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Jun 25, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 15, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 15, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003 - 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.
Amends rule 46 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to provide that if the defendant fails to appear physically before the court (currently, if there is a breach of condition of a bond), the district court shall declare a forfeiture of the bail.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 191.
Committees of jurisdiction
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