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HR 4611 114th Congress House

No Money Bail Act of 2016

Official title: To discourage the use of payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2016 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingLaw enforcement administration and funding
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 29, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 24, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 24, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 29, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Money Bail Act of 2016

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to make ineligible for funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program a state with a bail system that uses payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases.

The Department of Justice must reallocate such state's JAG funding among eligible states.

Additionally, the bill prohibits payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in any federal criminal case.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 18
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 7, 2016
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 7, 2016
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 10, 2016
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Apr 28, 2016
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 19, 2016
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 13, 2016
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 12, 2016
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 12, 2016
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 23, 2016
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 14, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 14, 2016
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 14, 2016
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 14, 2016
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 26, 2016
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 26, 2016
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 26, 2016
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 24, 2016
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 24, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4611: No Money Bail Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4611/
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"H.R. 4611: No Money Bail Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4611/.
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H.R. 4611, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4611/.
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