District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-09-08
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025” Read the full text
Crime and Law Enforcement
What it does
District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025 This bill mandates, in the District of Columbia (DC), pretrial and post-conviction detention for crimes of violence and dangerous crimes and cash bail to obtain pretrial release for public safety or order crimes. Under current DC law, a court may generally order a defendant released before trial based on the judge’s assessment of the risks posed by the defendant's release. If the defendant is charged with a crime of violence or a dangerous crime, the court must determine conditions for release; if the defendant has a prior history of such crime
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2025-09-08
In the House.
Passed the House · 2025-11-18
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
Full bill textread it on this site, version eh (Engrossed in House), as published by GovInfo
officialCongressional Budget Office cost estimatewhat it would cost, by the nonpartisan CBO
officialThe on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-23. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
4
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAvia CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
3 filingsHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNvia HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
3 filingsNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)via NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)
2 filingsAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONvia AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
1 filingCONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICAvia NATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
1 filingLEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.via LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.
1 filingFrom 11 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate. (2025-11-20).