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Ending Cashless Bail in Our Nation’s Capital Act
To prohibit cashless bail in the District of Columbia.
Summary
The bill prohibits the District of Columbia from implementing cashless bail policies. It requires DC to allow cash bail as a condition of release for defendants charged with specific offenses such as failure to appear, obstruction of justice, sexual abuse, stalking, and aggravated assault, particularly when they pose a threat to public safety. The bill also mandates that defendants charged with violent felonies, including murder, rape, robbery, and carjacking, face an automatic presumption of pretrial detention. These requirements apply to the District of Columbia's criminal justice system.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH)
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
Actions (2)
- Sep 4, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Sep 4, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 4, 2025
Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit cashless bail in the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Ending Cashless Bail in Our Nation’s Capital Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CASHLESS BAIL IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The District of Columbia shall not have in effect a policy or practice that—
(1) fails to allow for cash bail at the highest level necessary to ensure public safety, as appropriate, as a condition of pretrial release for a defendant that poses a clear threat to public safety and order, including—
(A) a defendant charged with an offense involving—
(i) a failure to appear;
(ii) obstruction of justice;
(iii) fleeing from a law enforcement officer;
(iv) rioting or inciting to riot;
(v) sexual abuse;
(vi) destruction of another’s property;
(vii) stalking; or
(viii) aggravated assault; and
(B) a defendant charged with such an offense on multiple occasions; or
(2) fails to mandate or impose an automatic presumption of pretrial detention for all defendants charged with violent offenses, such as murder, rape, carjacking, sexual abuse of a minor, robbery, or burglary. <all>
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