JAIL Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3239 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3239 To authorize civil actions against judges who, and other government entities that, release repeat offenders on bail, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2025 Mr. Sheehy (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 rele…