Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2286
Sponsor: Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]
Introduced: 2007-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Bail
Criminal procedure
Forfeiture

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a judicial officer from declaring forfeited a bail bond for violation of specified collateral release conditions other than failing to appear in court. Makes forfeiture of a bail bond for violation of such collateral release conditions unavailable as a sanction.
Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to provide that if a defendant fails to appear physically before the court (currently, if there is a breach of a condition of a bond), the court shall declare a forfeiture of the bail.
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a judicial officer from declaring forfeited a bail bond for violation of specified collateral release conditions other than failing to appear in court. Makes forfeiture of a bail bond for violation of such collateral release conditions unavailable as a sanction.

Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to provide that if a defendant fails to appear physically before the court (currently, if there is a breach of a condition of a bond), the court shall declare a forfeiture of the bail.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-26
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7033-7034)
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7033-7034)
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2286.
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7033-7036)
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2007-06-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 127.
action_date: 2007-06-22
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-208.
action_date: 2007-06-22
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-208.
action_date: 2007-06-13
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2007-06-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-06-12
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2007-06-12
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-06-07
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Introduced in House