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HR2669Referred to Committee

Community First Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-04-07
Introduced
14
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Wesley Bell
Wesley Bell
Democrat · MO · Representative
Votes with party: 97.9% (652 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Climate & Environment$105k

Full profile: /officials/B001324

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (14)

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

14 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

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 →

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1568)

2025-04-10

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-04-07

Plain-English Summary

Community First Pretrial Reform Act or the Community First Act This bill requires the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Department of Justice to award grants to partnerships of tribal, territorial, and local governments and nonprofit organizations to reduce the number of individuals in local jails and the duration of their incarceration.

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

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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