H.R. 5649 119th Congress House

Judicial Accountability for Public Safety Act of 2025

Official title: To provide for civil liability in the case of any judicial officer who acts with intentional disregard for public safety or gross negligence in a bond determination or sentencing decision.

Introduced: September 30, 2025 Introduced by: Tim Moore Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sep 30, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Gill, Brandon

Texas · Dec 15, 2025

Donalds, Byron

Florida · Dec 5, 2025

Begich, Nicholas J.

Alaska · Dec 2, 2025

DesJarlais, Scott

Tennessee · Dec 2, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5649: Judicial Accountability for Public Safety Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5649/

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"H.R. 5649: Judicial Accountability for Public Safety Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5649/.

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H.R. 5649, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5649/.

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