No Free Pass for Felons Act of 2025
This bill ties federal crime prevention grants to state and local policies on pretrial release for violent offenders. Jurisdictions seeking funding under programs like Bryne grants or transit security grants must certify they require dangerousness hearings before releasing defendants charged with "covered violent offenses" (like assault or robbery) without secured bail. They must also collect and publish annual data on such releases, rearrests, and failures to appear. Noncompliance would reduce grant funding by up to 15%.
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Introduction
Nov 2025
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Introduced Nov 21, 2025
Last action Nov 24, 2025
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Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
lower
Nov 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Nov 21, 2025
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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