# 119-hr-5413: No Bail Post-Jail Act

119-hr-5413, No Bail Post-Jail Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5413
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Bail Post-Jail Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Denies pretrial release for people with prior violent felony jail time.** This bill would make someone charged with a felony and treated as an adult ineligible for pretrial release if they have a prior felony violent conviction that resulted in at least 30 days in a State or Federal prison and a judicial officer finds they pose a danger to the community. - People accused of a felony who are adults or juveniles charged as adults and who served at least 30 days for a prior violent felony would be treated as dangerous and can be denied pretrial release when a judge makes that finding. - Judges and federal courts would have an additional statutory basis to refuse release based on a qualifying prior incarceration record. - Families and communities could see more people held in jail before trial because this adds a common prior-incarceration trigger for detention.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No bail for some with past violent felonies: cost, high. This bill would make some defendants ineligible for pretrial release. A judge would need to find three facts. The person is charged with a felony and is an adult, or a juvenile charged as an adult. The person has a prior violent felony conviction and served at least 30 days in a state or federal pr…

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- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5413 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5413)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5413 (as of 2026-04-21).