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No Bail Post-Jail Act

Sen. Cotton Introduces No Bail Post-Jail Act to Block Pretrial Release for Repeat Violent Offenders

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The No Bail Post-Jail Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is actively moving, but there are no upcoming votes or hearings scheduled at this time.

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Key Points

  • Sen. Cotton introduced a bill that would block pretrial release for people charged with a new felony if they have a prior violent felony conviction that led to at least 30 days in prison. These individuals would be automatically considered a danger to the community.
  • The bill targets repeat offenders specifically — it only applies to adults (or juveniles charged as adults) who are facing a new felony charge and have already served time for a violent crime. It would not apply to people with only misdemeanor records or those who never served 30+ days.

    From policy text

    “has a prior felony conviction for a crime of violence that resulted in the person serving not less than 30 days in a State or Federal correctional facility, not including any period of pretrial detention without conviction”
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  • The bill works by amending Section 3142(e) of Title 18, which governs federal pretrial detention. It would add a new mandatory category of people who cannot be released before trial, removing judicial discretion for this specific group.

    From policy text

    “Section 3124(e) of title 18, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following”
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  • Importantly, this bill only changes federal law. It would apply to people charged with federal felonies in federal court, not to the much larger number of cases handled in state courts. Most criminal cases in the U.S. are prosecuted at the state level.
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Sep 11, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sep 11, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Related Bills

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H.R. 5413Related bill

No Bail Post-Jail Act

Sep 16 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

No Bail Post-Jail Act

Bill NumberS 2768
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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