Ending Cashless Bail in Our Nation’s Capital Act

Bill: 119-s-2706
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2025-09-04
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2706 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 4, 2025 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit cashless bail in the District of Columbia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Cashless Bail in Our Nation’s Capital Act . 2. Prohibiting cashless bail in the district of columbia The District of Columbia shall not have in effect a policy or practice that— (1) fails to allow for cash bail at the highest level necessary to ensure public safety, as appropriate, as a condition of pretrial release for a defendant that poses a clear threat to public safety and order, including— (A) a defendant charged with an offense involving— (i) a failure to appear; (ii) obstruction of justice; (iii) fleeing from a law enforcement officer; (iv) rioting or inciting to riot; (v) sexual abuse; (vi) destruction of another’s property; (vii) stalking; or (viii) aggravated assault; and (B) a defendant charged with such an offense on multiple occasions; or (2) fails to mandate or impose an automatic presumption of pretrial detention for all defendants charged with violent offenses, such as murder, rape, carjacking, sexual abuse of a minor, robbery, or burglary.