No Free Pass for Felons Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
Conditions certain federal criminal justice grant programs on jurisdictions prohibiting unsecured release for covered violent defendants without a dangerousness hearing and on collecting and publishing related pretrial release data.
Who Benefits and How
Supporters of stricter violent-offender release standards gain federal leverage to push jurisdictions toward dangerousness-based pretrial review and public reporting.
Who Bears the Burden and How
State and local grant applicants must adopt qualifying policies and publish pretrial release data to remain eligible for certain federal grants.
Key Provisions
- Finds that unsecured or cashless release of repeat violent offenders threatens public safety.
- Adds grant certifications requiring dangerousness-hearing policies for covered defendants.
- Requires annual public reporting on violent-offense release decisions, rearrests, and failures to appear.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Conditions certain federal criminal justice grant programs on jurisdictions prohibiting unsecured release for covered violent defendants without a dangerousness hearing and on collecting and publishing related pretrial release data.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Conditions certain federal criminal justice grant programs on jurisdictions prohibiting unsecured release for covered violent defendants without a dangerousness hearing and on collecting and publishing related pretrial release data.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Jurisdictions prioritizing stricter violent-offender release standards
- Communities seeking increased pretrial public-safety protections
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- State and local grant applicants
- Covered violent defendants facing tighter release conditions
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Mr. Harrigan (for himself and Mr. Nehls) introduced the following …
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
State and local criminal justice grant applicants
Covered violent defendants seeking unsecured pretrial release
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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