House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act
Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit the award of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to States or units of local government that limit the use of cash bail.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 8, 2025
- Committee actionJan 8, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 4, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 554.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5213.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5213, No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act” on February 12, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 8, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 12, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62113
- CBO publication date
- February 12, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5213, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5213
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-637 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 4, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 4, 2026 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/637
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5213, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5213
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. STEFANIK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 146, September 8, 2025, Page H3893):Section 1, Article 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 8, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5213, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5213
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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