To discourage the use of payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1437| House
| Updated: 3/17/2017
Ted Lieu
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (38)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingLaw enforcement administration and funding
To discourage the use of payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1437| House
| Updated: 3/17/2017
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Ted Lieu
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (38)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingLaw enforcement administration and funding