Community First Act has not moved since its introduction on Apr 7, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedApr 7, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 52 words.
Community First Pretrial Reform Act or the Community First Act This bill requires the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Department of Justice to award grants to partnerships of tribal, territorial, and local governments and nonprofit organizations to reduce the number of individuals in local jails and the duration of their incarceration.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 26 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 1,802 words
- Latest action
- Apr 10, 2025: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1568)
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]