No Money Bail Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 3/17/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- 2017-03-08Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-03-08Introduced in House
- 2017-03-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-08 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Brenda Lawrence (D-MI)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- WM. CLAY (D-MO)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD)
- Keith Ellison (D-MN)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
Subjects
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Law enforcement administration and funding
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