H.R. 5625, Cashless Bail Reporting Act

February 3, 2026

Cost Estimate

As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on December 18, 2025

H.R. 5625, Cashless Bail Reporting Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on December 18, 2025
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars		2026	2026-2030	2026-2035
Direct Spending (Outlays)		0	0	0
Revenues		0	0	0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit		0	0	0
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)		*	*	not estimated
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2036?	No	Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?		No
	No	Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2036?	No	Contains intergovernmental mandate?		No
	No	Contains private-sector mandate?		No
* = between zero and $500,000.

H.R. 5625 would require the Attorney General to publish annually a list of state and local governments that permit people who have been accused of certain violent crimes to be released pending trial on personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond. Under Executive Order 14342, which was issued on August 25, 2025, the President directed the Attorney General to submit to the President a list of states and local jurisdictions that have eliminated cash bail as a potential condition of pretrial release from custody. On that basis, CBO estimates that the cost of implementing the bill would be less than $500,000 over the 2026-2030 period. Any related spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Rafferty. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

Phillip L. Swagel Director, Congressional Budget Office

Phillip L. Swagel

Director, Congressional Budget Office