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HR 5625 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Cashless Bail Reporting Act

In plain language: This bill requires the U.S. Attorney General to publish an annual public report listing every state and local government that allows defendants to be released before trial without paying cash bail for certain serious offenses. The list would track jurisdictions that permit release on personal recognizance or unsecured bonds for crimes involving violence, sexual assault, or public disorder, such as murder, burglary, looting, and rioting. This provides the public with a central record of which areas use cashless bail for major charges.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

Provisionalunreviewed: impact, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—The text does not specify the number of state or local jurisdictions, criminal defendants, or officials affected.
Fiscal magnitude—CBO cost estimate published (H.R. 5625, Cashless Bail Reporting Act, 2026-02-03); dollar figure pending review extraction — see receipt
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Issues

What this bill touches.

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • The publicGains access to an annual, publicly available federal list identifying which state and local jurisdictions allow individuals charged with violent, sexual, or public disorder crimes to be released before trial without cash bail (Sec. 2).provisional

Who it burdens

  • Department of JusticeMust define qualifying offenses under statutory criteria and annually identify, compile, and publicly publish a list of state and local governments that permit pretrial release on personal recognizance or unsecured bonds for those offenses (Sec. 2).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Requires the Attorney General to annually publish a public list of state and local governments that permit people charged with violent, sexual, or public disorder crimes to be released before trial without paying cash bail (on personal recognizance or an unsecured bond).

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. May 18, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. May 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 14, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 116 (Roll no. 171). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3471)
  4. May 14, 2026Passed/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)
  5. May 12, 2026Rules 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.
  6. Apr 9, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-602.
  7. Apr 9, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-602.
  8. Dec 18, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
  9. Sep 30, 2025Introduced in House
  10. Sep 30, 2025Introduced in House

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