H.R. 5213 · 119th Congress

No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act

Introduced on Sep 8, 2025 by Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21). 3 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (May 4, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 554.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Sep 8, 2025
Cosponsors
3
0 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit the award of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to States or units of local government that limit the use of cash bail.

Subjects

  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • State and local government operations
  • Violent crime

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, May 4, 2026). Public domain.

No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act

This bill prohibits the receipt of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program by a state or local government that has in effect a law or policy that substantially limits cash bail for individuals who are charged with certain criminal offenses that pose a clear threat to public safety and order.

Under the bill, the criminal offenses that pose a threat to public safety and order include criminal offenses involving a violent or sexual act (e.g., burglary, murder, or rape) and offenses that promote public disorder (e.g., looting or vandalism).

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Elise M. StefanikR-NY-21Sponsor

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Sep 8, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Sep 8, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Sep 8, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Jan 8, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jan 8, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 10.
  6. May 4, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-637.
  7. May 4, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-637.
  8. May 4, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 554.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. The Bail Project, Inc.4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  2. Action Now Initiative, LLC2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.