# 119-hr-2668: DART Act of 2025

119-hr-2668, DART Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2668
- Congress: 119
- Title: DART Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Redirects Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds to expand diversion and rehabilitation programs.** It allows JAG money to support pre-arrest diversion, specialty courts, post-release rehabilitation, and creates a DOJ clearinghouse to share evidence-based, trauma-informed practices and provide technical help. - People and families: Creates more options that connect people with substance use or mental health needs to treatment and supportive services instead of jail, aiming to reduce recidivism and collateral harms like lost housing or jobs. - Local law enforcement and courts: Lets jurisdictions use existing JAG funds at any phase of the process to run pre-arrest diversion, specialty courts, restorative justice, and post-release rehabilitation programs. - State and local governments and service providers: Gets a centralized National Diversion and Rehabilitation Clearinghouse at the Department of Justice for research, training, and technical assistance. The Clearinghouse is authorized to receive appropriations for fiscal years 2026 through 2031.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Justice grants could fund diversion programs: benefit, medium. If enacted, states and local governments would be able to use federal justice grants for diversion and rehabilitation at any stage, even before arrest or trial. Grants could also support specialty courts and restorative justice programs that involve victims or community-based resolutions.
- National help center for diversion programs: benefit, low. If enacted, the Attorney General would set up a national clearinghouse on diversion and rehabilitation. It would share research, training, and technical help with states, local governments, nonprofits, and justice grant recipients. It would promote trauma‑informed and restorative justice best pract…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2668 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2668)

## Related
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- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2668 (as of 2026-04-21).