# 114-hr-4611: No Money Bail Act of 2016

114-hr-4611, No Money Bail Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4611
- Congress: 114
- Title: No Money Bail Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2016-02-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 33
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No Money Bail Act of 2016 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to make ineligible for funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program a state with a bail system that uses payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases. The Department of Justice must reallocate such state's JAG funding among eligible states. Additionally, the bill prohibits payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in any federal criminal case.

## Cosponsors (33)

- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2016-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2016-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2016-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2016-09-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4611 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4611)

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