This bill would change the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. It adds a new rule that the Attorney General may not award, renew, or extend Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to a State or unit of local government that has a policy or law that substantially limits cash bail as a possible condition for every person charged with a "covered offense." The bill defines "covered offense" to include violent or sexual crimes (for example, murder, rape, sexual assault, carjacking, robbery, burglary, and assault) and offenses that promote public disorder (for example, looting, vandalism, destruction of property, rioting or inciting to riot, or fleeing from a law enforcement officer). The restriction starts in the fiscal year beginning on the first October 1 after the date of enactment and applies each fiscal year after.
If your state or local government has a law or policy that substantially limits the use of cash bail for the listed crimes, that state or local government could become ineligible for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants. The bill changes grant eligibility rules; it does not itself change criminal procedures or set specific punishments.
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Based on the bill text and short title, proponents want to stop jurisdictions from substantially limiting cash bail for people charged with violent or disorder-related offenses. They seek to use grant eligibility rules to encourage or require continued use of cash bail as a possible condition for those offenses.
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