I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6175 
To prohibit the provision of Federal funding to States and local governments 
that permit cashless bail, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2025 
Mr. BURCHETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the provision of Federal funding to States and 
local governments that permit cashless bail, 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 ‘‘End Cashless Bail to 
Protect Americans Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENDING CASHLESS BAIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No covered grant program shall 
be made available to a State or unit of local government 
that permits pre-trial release— 
(1) on personal recognizance; or 
(2) upon execution of an unsecured appearance 
bond. 
(b) TERMINATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Attorney General shall— 
(A) identify any State or unit of local gov-
ernment that permits the types of pre-trial re-
lease described under subsection (a); and 
(B) provide a list of any such State or unit 
local government identified in subparagraph (A) 
to the head of each Federal agency that admin-
isters a covered grant program. 
(2) TERMINATION.—Not later than 90 days 
after receiving a list described under paragraph (1), 
the head of each Federal agency that administers a 
covered grant program shall terminate the provision 
of any funds under such a program made available 
by the Federal agency to each State or unit of local 
government identified in such list. 
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(c) REINSTATING FUNDS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the Attorney General removes a State or unit of local 
government from a list described under subsection (b)(1), 
the head of each Federal agency that administers a cov-
ered grant program shall reinstate the funding terminated 
under subsection (b)(2) to such State or unit of local gov-
ernment in accordance with any otherwise applicable re-
quirements. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
GRANT
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘covered grant program’’ means the following grant 
programs: 
(A) The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
Assistance Grant Program established under 
subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.). 
(B) The grant programs established under, 
or pursuant to, the following sections of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.): 
(i) Section 1901. 
(ii) Section 2015(a)(3). 
(iii) Section 2921. 
(iv) Section 2951. 
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vention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106 
and 5106a). 
(H) The grant program established by sec-
tion 217 of the Victim of Child Abuse Act of 
1990 (34 U.S.C. 20323). 
(I) Grant programs administered by the 
Legal Services Corporation established under 
title X of the Economic Opportunity Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2996 et seq.). 
(2) HEAD OF EACH FEDERAL AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘head of each Federal agency’’ includes the 
president of the Legal Services Corporation. 
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