Taking Steps To End Cashless Bail To Protect Americans

The order seeks to withhold federal support from jurisdictions that largely eliminated cash bail for crimes the administration considers threats to public safety.

What the order does ​

• Requires the Attorney General within 30 days to list states and localities that substantially eliminated cash bail for specified crimes.
• Directs the Attorney General to update the jurisdiction list as necessary.
• Requires executive departments and agencies, coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget, to identify grants, contracts, and other federal funds that may legally be suspended or terminated.

Who it affects ​

• States and local jurisdictions identified as having cashless-bail policies for violent, sexual, indecent, burglary, looting, or vandalism offenses.
• Recipients and beneficiaries of federal grants, contracts, or other funding in listed jurisdictions.
• Federal departments and agencies that provide funds to listed jurisdictions.