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Federal list would name places that allow cashless bail

Also known as: Cashless Bail Reporting Act

Key Points

  • The bill tells the U.S. Attorney General to publish a public list of every state, city, or county that allows some people to be released before trial without paying cash bail.
  • The list would cover places that let someone go home based on a promise to return to court, or by signing a bond that doesn’t require paying money up front.
  • If this becomes law, the list must go online within 30 days, and then be updated every 3 months.
  • It does not ban cashless bail or force any state or local area to change its bail rules—it mainly creates a nationwide “who allows it” scoreboard.
Criminal JusticeCivil Rights

Milestones

4 milestones5 actions
Dec 18, 2025House

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.

Dec 18, 2025House

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 30, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sep 30, 2025

Introduced in House

Sep 30, 2025

Introduced in House

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Cashless Bail Reporting Act

Bill NumberHR 5625
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.

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Cosponsors

(23)
R: 23

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