Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6263
No Free Pass for Felons Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-11-21Topic: criminal justice · public safety · transportationSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would add conditions to three federal grant programs: Byrne Justice Assistance Grants, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants, and transit security grants. To qualify, applicants would have to certify that their state or locality bars release without secured bail for people charged with violent offenses, people with past violent convictions, or people on supervision for such offenses, unless a court first holds a dangerousness hearing and makes a written finding. Applicants would also have to collect and publish yearly data on pretrial release decisions, rearrests, and failures to appear. Byrne grant recipients that do not meet these rules could have their awards reduced to no more than 85 percent after notice and a chance to fix the problem. The changes would apply to grant applications starting in the first fiscal year that begins 18 months after the bill becomes law.
Sponsors
- Pat Harrigan Republican sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. | refer |
| 2025-11-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. | refer |
| 2025-11-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. | refer |
| 2025-11-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-11-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-11-21 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-11-21 | Introduced in House | introduce |