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Union Calendar No. 507 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2152 

[Report No. 115–659] 

To require States and units of local government receiving funds under grant 

programs operated by the Department of Justice, which use such funds 

for pretrial services programs, to submit to the Attorney General a 

report relating to such program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 26, 2017 

Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. WALBERG) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

APRIL 27, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. 

BIGGS, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. BUDD, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. PALMER, Mr. 

HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. 

BILIRAKIS, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 

MARINO, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. 

FARENTHOLD, Mr. BUCK, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. CHABOT, Mrs. HANDEL, 

Mrs. ROBY, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. HARPER, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Louisiana, and Mr. SESSIONS

APRIL 27, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 26, 2017] 


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A BILL 

To require States and units of local government receiving 

funds under grant programs operated by the Department 

of Justice, which use such funds for pretrial services 

programs, to submit to the Attorney General a report 

relating to such program, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Citizens’ Right to Know 

5 Act of 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF 

7 JUSTICE GRANT RECIPIENTS USING FUNDS 

8 FOR PRETRIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year in which a 

10 State or unit of local government receives funds under any 

11 grant program operated by the Department of Justice, in12 cluding the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 

13 grant program under subpart I of part E of title I of the 

14 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 

15 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), and which uses funds received under 

16 such program for a pretrial services program, the State or 

17 unit of local government shall submit to the Attorney Gen18 eral a report which contains the following: 

19 (1) The name of each defendant participating in 

20 a pretrial release program administered by the pre21 trial services program, and whether, as applicable, 

22 each occasion on which such defendant failed to make 

23 an appearance. 


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1 (2) Information relating to any prior convictions 

2 of each defendant participating in the pretrial serv3 ices program. 

4 (3) The amount of money allocated for the pre5 trial services program. 

6 (b) PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT.—Subject to any ap7 plicable confidentiality requirements, the Attorney General 

8 shall, on an annual basis, make publicly available the infor9 mation received under subsection (a). 

10 (c) REDUCTION IN FUNDING.—The Attorney General 

11 shall, for State or unit of local government which fails to 

12 comply with the requirement under subsection (a) for a fis13 cal year, reduce the amount that the State or local govern14 ment would otherwise receive under each grant program de15 scribed in subsection (a) in the following fiscal year by 100 

16 percent. 

17 (d) REALLOCATION.—Amounts not allocated to a State 

18 or unit of local government under subsection (c) shall be 

19 reallocated under each such grant program to States and 

20 units of local government that comply with the requirement 

21 under subsection (a). 

22 (e) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘failed to make an ap23 pearance’’ means an action whereby any defendant has been 

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1 ceived under a grant program referred to in subsection (a) 

2 are used as a condition of pretrial release— 

3 (1) does not appear for any court date regarding 

4 such charge; 

5 (2) does not appear for any one appointment 

6 with the pretrial services program; or 

7 (3) does not appear for any post-release appear8 ance the court may require. 


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Union Calendar No. 507 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2152 

[Report No. 115–659] 

A BILL 

To require States and units of local government regram, and for other purposes. Attorney General a report relating to such pro- for pretrial services programs, to submit to the the Department of Justice, which use such funds ceiving funds under grant programs operated by 

APRIL 27, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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