JAIL Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5312 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5312 To authorize civil actions against judges who, and other government entities that, release repeat offenders on bail, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 11, 2025 Mr. Fine (for himself, Mrs. Luna, and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize civil actions against judges who, and other government entities that, release repeat offenders on bail, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Accountability for Irresponsible Leniency Act'' or the ``JAIL Act''. SEC. 2. CIVIL ACTIONS FOR HARM CAUSED BY REPEAT OFFENDERS RELEASED PENDING TRIAL. (a) Civil Action.--If a judge or another government entity issues an order releasing …