Cashless Bail Reporting Act

Summary

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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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

House Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. House of Representatives

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Recorded votes

• Vote: On Passage

  U.S. HouseMay 14, 2026Result: Passed

  Voted yes (308)Voted no (116)Voted present (0)Absent (6)

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Related bills

• H.Res. 1275Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit of local government that permits cashless bail, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6260) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8365) to provide for conditions on the appointment of monitors by courts, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 96) expressing support for law enforcement officers; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8469) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Related bill, procedurally related

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Full history

1. May 18, 2026

   In committee

   Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   U.S. House

2. May 18, 2026

   Sent to the executive

   Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   U.S. Senate

3. May 14, 2026

   Considered as Unfinished business. (consideration: cr H3507)

   Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3507)

4. May 14, 2026

   Considered as Unfinished business. (consideration: cr H3507)

   Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3507)

5. May 14, 2026

   Considered as Unfinished business. (consideration: cr H3507)

   Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3507)

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