No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act

Elise M. Stefanik

Republican · NY · Representative

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• John James (R-MI-10)Original· 2025-09-08
• Tim Moore (R-NC-14)Original· 2025-09-08
• Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22)· 2025-09-09

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 554.

2026-05-04

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No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act This bill prohibits the receipt of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program by a state or local government that has in effect a law or policy that substantially limits cash bail for individuals who are charged with certain criminal offenses that pose a clear threat to public safety and order. Under the bill, the criminal offenses that pose a threat to public safety and order include criminal offenses involving a violent or sexual act (e.g., burglary, murder, or rape) and offenses that promote public disorder (e.g., looting or vandalism).

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5213 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 554 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5213 [Report No. 119-637] To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit the award of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to States or units of local government that limit the use of cash bail. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2025 Ms. Stefanik (for herself, Mr. James, and Mr. Moore of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary May 4, 2026 Additional sponsor: Mr. Nehls May 4, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 8, 2025] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit the award of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to States or units of local government that limit the use of cash bail. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES. Section 502 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10153) is amended-- (1) by striking ``(A) In General.--'' before ``To request a grant'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(c) Ineligibility.-- ``(1) Covered offense defined.--In this subsection, the term `covered offense' means a criminal offense that poses a clear threat to public safety and order, including-- ``(A) an offense involving a violent or sexual act, such as murder, rape, sexual assault, carjacking, robbery, burglary, and assault; and ``(B) an offense that promote public disorder, such as looting, vandalism, destruction of property, rioting or inciting to riot, or fleeing from a law enforcement officer. ``(2) Prohibition.--With respect to the fiscal year beginning on the first October 1 occurring after the date of enactment of the No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Attorney General may not award, renew, or extend a grant under this subpart to a State or unit of local government that has in effect a policy or law that substantially limits cash bail as a potential condition for every individual charged with a covered offense in the State or the area under the jurisdiction of the unit of local government.''. Union Calendar No. 554 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5213 [Report No. 119-637] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit the award of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to States or units of local government that limit the use of cash bail. _______________________________________________________________________ May 4, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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