H.R. 6175

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6175 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6175

To prohibit the provision of Federal funding to States and local 
governments that permit cashless bail, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 20, 2025

Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and Workforce, 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

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A BILL

To prohibit the provision of Federal funding to States and local 
governments that permit cashless bail, 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 ``End Cashless Bail to Protect 
Americans Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ENDING CASHLESS BAIL.

(a) In General.--No covered grant program shall be made available 
to a State or unit of local government that permits pre-trial release--
(1) on personal recognizance; or
(2) upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond.
(b) Termination of Funds.--
(1) Identification.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney 
General shall--
(A) identify any State or unit of local government 
that permits the types of pre-trial release described 
under subsection (a); and
(B) provide a list of any such State or unit local 
government identified in subparagraph (A) to the head 
of each Federal agency that administers a covered grant 
program.
(2) Termination.--Not later than 90 days after receiving a 
list described under paragraph (1), the head of each Federal 
agency that administers a covered grant program shall terminate 
the provision of any funds under such a program made available 
by the Federal agency to each State or unit of local government 
identified in such list.
(c) Reinstating Funds.--Not later than 180 days after the Attorney 
General removes a State or unit of local government from a list 
described under subsection (b)(1), the head of each Federal agency that 
administers a covered grant program shall reinstate the funding 
terminated under subsection (b)(2) to such State or unit of local 
government in accordance with any otherwise applicable requirements.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered grant program.--The term ``covered grant 
program'' means the following grant programs:
(A) The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
Grant Program established under subpart 1 of part E of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.).
(B) The grant programs established under, or 
pursuant to, the following sections of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10101 et seq.):
(i) Section 1901.
(ii) Section 2015(a)(3).
(iii) Section 2921.
(iv) Section 2951.
(v) Section 2976.
(vi) Section 2991.
(vii) Section 3041.
(C) The grant programs established under the 
following sections of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 
U.S.C. 60511 et seq.):
(i) Section 115.
(ii) Section 201.
(iii) Section 211.
(iv) Section 241.
(D) The grant program established under section 
20102 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12102).
(E) Pell grants awarded to eligible incarcerated 
students (as described under section 484 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091) through the 
Federal Pell Grant program established under section 
401 of such Act).
(F) The grant program established under section 225 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3305).
(G) The grant programs established under sections 
105 and 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5106 and 5106a).
(H) The grant program established by section 217 of 
the Victim of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 
20323).
(I) Grant programs administered by the Legal 
Services Corporation established under title X of the 
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2996 et 
seq.).
(2) Head of each federal agency.--The term ``head of each 
Federal agency'' includes the president of the Legal Services 
Corporation.
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