H.R. 2286 · 110th Congress
Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007
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WexlerSponsor13 cosponsors · 6 D, 7 R
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Castor
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Keller
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Larson
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Poe
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Sensenbrenner
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Walberg
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English
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Conyers
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Bilbray
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Brown
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Jackson Lee
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Kaptur6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced May 10, 2007
- House Passed Jun 25, 2007
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Jun 25, 2007
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007
Latest action (Jun 26, 2007): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: May 10, 2007
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced May 10, 2007
- House Passed Jun 25, 2007
No recorded floor vote found.