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S 2495 110th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Bail Criminal procedure Forfeiture

Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007

Introduced: December 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Dec 18, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 18, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15913-15914)
Dec 18, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007 - 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 the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to provide that if a defendant fails to appear physically before the court (currently, if there is a breach of a condition of a bond), the court shall declare a forfeiture of the bail.

What's happening now December 18, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2286 Identical bill Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 14, 2008
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Dec 18, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2495: Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2495/
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"S. 2495: Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2495/.
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