HR 2134 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003

Introduced May 15, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Ric Keller R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 15, 2003 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 191.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 15, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit a judicial officer from declaring forfeited a bail bond for violation of specified collateral release conditions other than failing to appear in court. Makes forfeiture of a bail bond for violation of such collateral release conditions unavailable as a sanction.

Amends rule 46 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to provide that if the defendant fails to appear physically before the court (currently, if a condition of the bond is breached), the district court shall declare a forfeiture of the bail.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2003 to Sep 9, 2003, with 30 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMay 15, 2003
D-OKBrad CarsonOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-WABrian BairdOriginalMay 15, 2003
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterOriginalMay 15, 2003
R-NHCharles F. BassOriginalMay 15, 2003
R-INDan BurtonOriginalMay 15, 2003
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalMay 15, 2003
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-FLJim DavisOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMay 15, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMay 15, 2003
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Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 15, 2003Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 191.
  2. Oct 15, 2003Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-316.
  3. Sep 10, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Sep 10, 2003Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  5. Sep 5, 2003Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1795Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003Related billOct 29, 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

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