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HR 5214 · introduced · significant

District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill requires pretrial detention for crimes of violence and dangerous crimes in Washington, DC.
  • Defendants charged with these crimes and those convicted awaiting sentencing are affected.
  • The bill takes effect upon enactment and mandates detention without alternative release options.

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  1. 01

    How would mandatory pretrial detention for violent crimes affect defendants who cannot afford legal representation to challenge their charges quickly?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that eliminating bail alternatives reduces crime rates compared to risk-based release decisions in other jurisdictions?

  3. 03

    Which categories of crimes qualify as 'dangerous crimes' under this bill, and how might that definition change who is detained before trial?

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Sponsor · R-NY-21

Elise M. Stefanik

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-11-20 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate.

  2. 2025-11-19 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-11-19 · house · Floor

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 237 - 179 (Roll no. 298). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4796)

  4. 2025-11-19 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 237 - 179 (Roll no. 298). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4796)

  5. 2025-11-19 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4805-4806)

  6. 2025-11-19 · house · Floor

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 5214, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Garcia (CA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  7. 2025-11-19 · house · Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  8. 2025-11-19 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5214.

  9. 2025-11-19 · house · Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107 and H.R. 5214. The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214, and one motion to commit S.J. Res. 80.

  10. 2025-11-19 · house · Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 879. (consideration: CR H4796-4800)

  11. 2025-11-18 · house · Floor

    Rule H. Res. 879 passed House.

  12. 2025-11-17 · house · Floor

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 879 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107 and H.R. 5214. The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214, and one motion to commit S.J. Res. 80.

  13. 2025-09-30 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 269.

  14. 2025-09-30 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-315.

  15. 2025-09-30 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-315.

  16. 2025-09-10 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19.

  17. 2025-09-10 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  18. 2025-09-08 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  19. 2025-09-08 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  20. 2025-09-08 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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