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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1885 
To require that State and local pretrial services agencies receiving Federal 
financial assistance report to the Department of Justice on defendants 
released by such agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2011 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. COLE, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BOREN, Mr. 
BARTLETT, Mr. CARTER, Mr. GALLEGLY, and Mr. BENISHEK) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require that State and local pretrial services agencies 
receiving Federal financial assistance report to the De-
partment of Justice on defendants released by such agen-
cies, 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 ‘‘Citizens Right to Know 
Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) MONTHLY REPORT ON AGENCY OPERATIONS.— 
Not later than the last day of each month, a State or local 
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pretrial services agency that receives Federal financial as-
sistance shall submit to the Attorney General a report that 
includes the following: 
(1) The number of individuals reviewed for pre-
trial release by that agency during the reporting pe-
riod. 
(2) The number of indigent individuals reviewed 
for pretrial release by that agency during the report-
ing period. 
(3) The number of individuals assigned to pre-
trial services by that agency during the reporting pe-
riod, and the name of each such individual. 
(4) The number of indigent individuals accepted 
into a pretrial release program by that agency dur-
ing the reporting period, and the name of each such 
individual. 
(5) A list of each charge filed against each indi-
vidual accepted into a pretrial release program by 
that agency during the reporting period. 
(6) A list of all prior criminal convictions of 
each individual accepted into a pretrial release pro-
gram by that agency during the reporting period. 
(7) A list of the court appearances required of 
each individual accepted into a pretrial release pro-
gram by that agency during the reporting period. 
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(8) A list of each instance during the reporting 
period on which an individual accepted into a pre-
trial release program by that agency failed to appear 
at a scheduled court appearance. 
(9) A list of all warrants issued or arrests made 
during the reporting period of each individual ac-
cepted into a pretrial release program by that agen-
cy. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON AGENCY BUDGET.—Not 
later than the last day of the fiscal year in which this Act 
is enacted, and annually thereafter, a State or local pre-
trial services agency that receives Federal financial assist-
ance shall submit to the Attorney General a report that 
contains information on that agency’s budget for that 
year. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘State or local pretrial services 
agency’’ means any government entity which pro-
vides pretrial services or any private non-profit enti-
ty contracted with to do the same. 
(2) The term ‘‘Federal financial assistance’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 7501(a)(5) 
of title 31, United States Code. 
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