# 116-hr-6061: State Justice Improvement Act

116-hr-6061, State Justice Improvement Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6061
- Congress: 116
- Title: State Justice Improvement Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

State Justice Improvement Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the State Justice Institute, a nonprofit corporation established by federal law, and authorizes the institute to award grants for the development and implementation of best policies and practices for the constitutional and equitable enforcement of fines, fees, and monetary bail. Specifically, the institute may award these grants to state and local courts, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and other specified entities. The policies and practices must incorporate guidance that courts should, among other things, prohibit the use of monetary bail schedules and consider alternatives to incarceration for defendants who are unable to pay fines and monetary bail.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8782: Keeping All Students Safe Act
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7816: Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7724: No Funds for Apportionment Exclusion Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6061 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6061)

## Related
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- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7816: Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7816)
- [116-hr-7724: No Funds for Apportionment Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7724)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7517)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6061 (as of 2025-11-18).