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HR 2134 108th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Bail Criminal procedure Forfeiture

Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003

Introduced: May 15, 2003 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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 October 15, 2003

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 191.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1795 Related bill Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8 Republican 2
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 9, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 14, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 18, 2003
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 11, 2003
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 15, 2003
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 15, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 15, 2003
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 15, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 15, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2134: Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2134/
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"H.R. 2134: Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2134/.
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H.R. 2134, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2134/.
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