PACE Act of 2022

United States117th CongressHR-8571House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Nov 1, 2022

Summary

Official Summary

Protecting All Communities Equally Act of 2022 or the PACE Act of 2022

This bill establishes that a state court located in an area where monetary bail is prohibited has the authority to hold on bail a criminal defendant determined to be dangerous or a repeat offender. In addition, a state or political subdivision that prohibits monetary bail waives sovereign immunity in an action for damages as a result of a dangerous criminal being released without monetary bail.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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