Ending Cashless Bail in Our Nation’s Capital Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2706 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2706 To prohibit cashless bail in the District of Columbia. _______________________________________________________________________ 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. 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 ``Ending Cashless Bail in Our Nation's Capital Act''. SEC. 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 publ…