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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3657 

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study how certain 

individuals who are granted pretrial release are monitored, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 9, 2019 

Mr. KATKO (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. 

SWALWELL of California, Mr. CLINE, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 

SENSENBRENNER, and Ms. DEAN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require the Comptroller General of the United States 

to study how certain individuals who are granted pretrial 

release are monitored, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Bill’s Promise Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. GAO STUDY. 

6 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of 

7 the United States shall conduct a study on how individuals 


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1 charged with Federal crimes and granted pretrial release 

2 are monitored. The study shall— 

3 (1) provide a review of policies related to how 

4 United States probation and pretrial services officers 

5 monitor individuals on pretrial release; 

6 (2) compare the policies of the Administrative 

7 Office of the United States Courts with respect to 

8 the monitoring of individuals on pretrial release to 

9 the policies of States and localities with respect to 

10 the monitoring of individuals on pretrial release; 

11 (3) provide data on the number and type of of12 fenses committed by individuals on Federal pretrial 

13 release over the past 10 years; 

14 (4) describe how United States probation and 

15 pretrial services officers respond when an electronic 

16 monitoring device indicates that individuals are not 

17 complying with the conditions of their pretrial re18 lease; 

19 (5) describe how United States probation and 

20 pretrial services officers respond when there are in21 dications that an electronic monitoring device has 

22 been tampered with; 

23 (6) describe what measures the Administrative 

24 Office of the United States Courts takes to ensure 

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1 hering to and correctly implementing policies related 

2 to the supervision of individuals on pretrial release; 

3 (7) examine the capacity in which the United 

4 States Probation and Pretrial Services System en5 lists the assistance of State and local law enforce6 ment agencies in monitoring individuals on pretrial 

7 release and responding to indications an individual is 

8 not complying with the terms of the individual’s pre9 trial release; and 

10 (8) examine resource and capacity issues cur11 rently impacting officer retention and the adminis12 tration of pretrial and probation services. 

13 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

15 General of the United States shall submit to the Com16 mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee 

17 on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report 

18 summarizing the results of the study required under sub19 section (a), together with any recommendations for legisla20 tive or regulatory action that would improve the adminis21 tration of pretrial release services. 

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