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Allows a person harmed by a defendant who was released on bail pending trial to sue the judge or government entity that ordered the release for money damages in U.S. district court. If the harmed person died, an immediate family member may bring the suit instead. The law explicitly prevents defendants from using judicial immunity as a defense and provides definitions for terms like "covered defendant" and "crime of violence."
JAIL Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced November 20, 2025 by Timothy Patrick Sheehy · Last progress November 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate