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Mark Harris (R-NC)

Cashless Bail Reporting Act

H.R. 5625 · House bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Republican bill with 23 Republican cosponsors · See all 23 cosponsors

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

In the other chamber's committee

Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.

The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House 308–116
  3. In Senate committee

What this bill would do

This Act, known as the "Cashless Bail Reporting Act," directs the Attorney General to create a public list of specific jurisdictions. The list must include every State and unit of local government that allows a person charged with a covered offense to be released on personal recognizance or an unsecured appearance bond. This list must be made available within one year of the Act's enactment and updated annually. A covered offense includes crimes that the Attorney General determines pose a threat to public safety, such as violent acts or offenses promoting public disorder.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The Act mandates the public release of a list identifying jurisdictions that permit cashless bail for specific offenses.

  • Scored +2

    Does this change how police departments operate?

    The Act increases transparency regarding which jurisdictions allow certain individuals to be released without bail.

The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    The disclosure of jurisdictions using cashless bail may lead to political pressure to end practices that disproportionately benefit low-income defendants.

  • Scored -1

    Would people in cities be better off under this?

    The focus on offenses like looting and vandalism may disproportionately target and label urban jurisdictions.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.

  • The House: the vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President. Passed 308 yes · 116 no

    See who voted how →

    05/14/2026 · Roll call 171 · recorded as “On Passage”