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S2768Referred to Committee

No Bail Post-Jail Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-11
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
Republican · AR · Senator
Votes with party: 76.1% (845 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001095

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-09-11

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

This bill would likely change bail rules for people who are released from jail, possibly by restricting when bail can be set or requiring certain conditions for those with prior convictions. The legislation would affect defendants in criminal cases and potentially impact how courts handle pretrial release decisions. The specific details of how bail would be reformed are not yet clear from the title alone, but the bill appears aimed at addressing concerns about repeat offenders being released before trial.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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