Cashless Bail Reporting Act

U.S. Congress · HR5625 · In Committee

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HR5625 · U.S. Congress · In Committee

Introduced 2025-09-30. Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Summary (plain-language)

Cashless Bail Reporting Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to publish annually a list of state and local governments that permit individuals who are charged with certain criminal offenses that pose a clear threat to public safety and order to be released pending trial on personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond. Under the bill, the criminal offenses that pose a threat to public safety and order include criminal offenses involving a violent or sexual act (e.g., burglary, murder, or rape) and offenses that promote public disorder (e.g., looting or vandalism). On August 25, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that required the Department of Justice to submit to the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security a list of state and local jurisdictions that have substantially eliminated cash bail as a potential condition for pretrial release for crimes that pose a clear threat to public safety and order, including offenses involving violent, sexual, or indecent acts, or burglary, looting, or vandalism.

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  • Introduced in House — 2025-09-30 — XML
  • Reported in House — 2026-04-09 — XML
  • Engrossed in House — 2026-05-14 — XML
  • Referred in Senate — 2026-05-18 — XML

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CBO cost estimates

  • H.R. 5625, Cashless Bail Reporting Act — 2026-02-03
    With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 402 of the Congressional Budge…

    With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 5625 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

    H.R. 5625 would require the Attorney General to publish annually a list of state and local governments that permit people who have been accused of certain violent crimes to be released pending trial on personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond. Under Executive Order 14342, which was issued on August 25, 2025, the President directed the Attorney General to submit to the President a list of states and local jurisdictions that have eliminated cash bail as a potential condition of pretrial release from custody. On that basis, CBO estimates that the cost of implementing the bill would be less than $500,000 over the 2026-2030 period. Any related spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Rafferty. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis. Phillip L. Swagel, Director, Congressional Budget Office.

    CBO cost-estimate text quoted from the committee report on GovInfo (public domain).

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Action History

DateAction
2026-05-18Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-05-14Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1275. (consideration: CR H3471-3474)
2026-05-14Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, H. Con. Res. 96 and H.R. 8469. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, and H.Con.Res. 96 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8469 under a structured rule. The resolution makes in order one motion to recommit on each bill.
2026-05-14DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5625.
2026-05-14The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2026-05-14POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 5625, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Raskin demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2026-05-14Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3507)
2026-05-14Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 116 (Roll no. 171). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3471)
2026-05-14On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 116 (Roll no. 171). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3471)
2026-05-14Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-05-12Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1275 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, H. Con. Res. 96 and H.R. 8469. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, and H.Con.Res. 96 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8469 under a structured rule. The resolution makes in order one motion to recommit on each bill.
2026-04-09Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-602.
2026-04-09Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 522.
2025-12-18Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-12-18Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
2025-09-30Introduced in House
2025-09-30Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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