Who it affects
- Department of Justice
- State and local governments allowing release without upfront bail
Passed the HouseCriminal justice
Cashless Bail Reporting Act
H.R. 5625 · House bill · Introduced Sept. 30, 2025
The Cashless Bail Reporting Act would require yearly Justice Department lists of state and local governments allowing release without upfront bail for people charged with certain crimes.
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At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the House 308 to 116 on May 14.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
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What it would do
- The Justice Department would have to publish a list of state and local governments every year.
- The list would cover governments allowing release before trial without upfront bail for certain criminal charges.
- Covered charges include violent or sexual crimes, such as burglary, murder, or rape.
- They also include crimes involving public disorder, such as looting or vandalism.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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House vote
Vote to pass
May 14, 2026 · Passed 308 to 116
- Republicans
- 211 yes
- 2 no
- Democrats
- 96 yes
- 114 no
- Independents
- 1 yes
- 0 no
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
No lobbying reported yet. Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit of local government that permits cashless bail, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Harris, Mark (R-NC)
- Introduced
- Sept. 30, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 23
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee; House Judiciary Committee
- Latest action
- May 18, 2026 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
Cashless Bail Reporting Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to publish annually a list of state and local governments that permit individuals who are charged with certain criminal offenses that pose a clear threat to public safety and order to be released pending trial on personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond. 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). On August 25, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that required the Department of Justice to submit to the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security a list of state and local jurisdictions that have substantially eliminated cash bail as a potential condition for pretrial release for crimes that pose a clear threat to public safety and order, including offenses involving violent, sexual, or indecent acts, or burglary, looting, or vandalism.
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