S. 3271 · 115th Congress
No Money Bail Act
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This bill restricts the use of money bail (i.e., the payment of money as a condition of pretrial release) in criminal cases.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 25, 2018
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: No Money Bail Act
Latest action (Jul 25, 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 25, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.