S. 2706

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To prohibit cashless bail in the District of Columbia.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · September 4, 2025 · Sponsor: Mrs. Blackburn · Committee: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Table of contents

• S. 2706
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Prohibiting cashless bail in the district of columbia

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Ending Cashless Bail in Our Nation’s Capital Act.

SEC. 2. Prohibiting cashless bail in the district of columbia

• The District of Columbia shall not have in effect a policy or practice that—
  • fails to allow for cash bail at the highest level necessary to ensure public safety, as appropriate, as a condition of pretrial release for a defendant that poses a clear threat to public safety and order, including—
    • a defendant charged with an offense involving—
      • (i) a failure to appear;
      • (ii) obstruction of justice;
      • (iii) fleeing from a law enforcement officer;
      • (iv) rioting or inciting to riot;
      • (v) sexual abuse;
      • (vi) destruction of another’s property;
      • (vii) stalking; or
      • (viii) aggravated assault; and
    • a defendant charged with such an offense on multiple occasions; or
  • fails to mandate or impose an automatic presumption of pretrial detention for all defendants charged with violent offenses, such as murder, rape, carjacking, sexual abuse of a minor, robbery, or burglary.