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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bill’s Promise Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GAO STUDY. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study on how individuals 
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charged with Federal crimes and granted pretrial release 
are monitored. The study shall— 
(1) provide a review of policies related to how 
United States probation and pretrial services officers 
monitor individuals on pretrial release; 
(2) compare the policies of the Administrative 
Office of the United States Courts with respect to 
the monitoring of individuals on pretrial release to 
the policies of States and localities with respect to 
the monitoring of individuals on pretrial release; 
(3) provide data on the number and type of of-
fenses committed by individuals on Federal pretrial 
release over the past 10 years; 
(4) describe how United States probation and 
pretrial services officers respond when an electronic 
monitoring device indicates that individuals are not 
complying with the conditions of their pretrial re-
lease; 
(5) describe how United States probation and 
pretrial services officers respond when there are in-
dications that an electronic monitoring device has 
been tampered with; 
(6) describe what measures the Administrative 
Office of the United States Courts takes to ensure 
that probation and pretrial services offices are ad-
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hering to and correctly implementing policies related 
to the supervision of individuals on pretrial release; 
(7) examine the capacity in which the United 
States Probation and Pretrial Services System en-
lists the assistance of State and local law enforce-
ment agencies in monitoring individuals on pretrial 
release and responding to indications an individual is 
not complying with the terms of the individual’s pre-
trial release; and 
(8) examine resource and capacity issues cur-
rently impacting officer retention and the adminis-
tration of pretrial and probation services. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report 
summarizing the results of the study required under sub-
section (a), together with any recommendations for legisla-
tive or regulatory action that would improve the adminis-
tration of pretrial release services. 
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