S 3271
115th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
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Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Government studies and investigations
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
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State and local courts
No Money Bail Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 25, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
No Money Bail Act
This bill restricts the use of money bail (i.e., the payment of money as a condition of pretrial release) in criminal cases.
Specifically, it prohibits the use of money bail in federal criminal cases.
Additionally, it amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968:
- to make a state that uses a money bail system ineligible for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program; and
- to establish grants: (1) for developing alternative bail systems in state and local court systems; and (2) for implementing the National Pretrial Reporting Program to collect data on how state and local courts process defendants.
The Government Accountability Office must assess the alternative bail systems used by states.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1