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Introduced
03/08/2017
03/08/2017
In Committee
03/17/2017
03/17/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
No Money Bail Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to make ineligible for funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program a state with a bail system that uses payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases. The Department of Justice must reallocate such state's JAG funding among eligible states. Additionally, the bill prohibits payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in any federal criminal case.
AI Summary
This bill, the No Money Bail Act of 2017, aims to discourage the use of payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases. The key provisions of the bill are:
1. It amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to make states ineligible for funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program if they have a bail system that uses payment of money as a condition of pretrial release.
2. It requires the Department of Justice to reallocate the JAG funding of such ineligible states among the eligible states.
3. It prohibits the use of payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in any federal criminal case, regardless of the applicable federal law.
The bill is intended to address the issue of pretrial detention, where nearly 60% of inmates in the United States are pretrial detainees who have not been convicted of a crime, and nearly 50% of the most dangerous pretrial detainees are released without supervision due to the current bail system that favors those with money.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (39)
Ted Lieu (D)*,
Joyce Beatty (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Keith Ellison (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
John Lewis (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Beto O'Rourke (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
José Serrano (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (on 03/17/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1437/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1437/BILLS-115hr1437ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1437/BILLS-115hr1437ih.pdf.pdf |
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