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To deny pretrial release for certain individuals, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill modifies federal law to deny pretrial release for certain individuals charged with felony offenses. Under the bill, a person charged with a felony would be considered to pose a danger to the community and made ineligible for pretrial release if they have a prior felony conviction for a crime of violence that resulted in serving at least 30 days in a state or federal correctional facility. The bill applies to both adults and juveniles charged as adults. The provision amends the federal pretrial release standards that judges apply when deciding whether to release defendants before trial.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Tom Cotton’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $80,461
- APOLLO MANAGEMENT $25,600
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $19,800
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
- APOLLO $11,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Tom Cotton → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Sep 11, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Sep 11, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 11, 2025
Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To deny pretrial release for certain individuals, and for other purposes.
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 “No Bail Post-Jail Act”.
SEC. 2. DENIAL FOR PRETRIAL RELEASE FOR PRIOR INCARCERATION.
Section 3124(e) of title 18, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(4) A person shall be considered to pose a danger to the safety of the community and be ineligible for release if the judicial officer finds that the person—
“(A) is charged with a felony offense;
“(B) is an adult or a juvenile charged as an adult with regard to the offense; and
“(C) has a prior felony conviction for a crime of violence that resulted in the person serving not less than 30 days in a State or Federal correctional facility, not including any period of pretrial detention without conviction.”. <all>
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