H.R. 2669 Introduced Crime and Law Enforcement

Community First Act

To establish a new Justice Department grant program to reduce the number of individuals incarcerated in local jails, reduce the number of days individuals are incarcerated in local jails, and support community-led local justice reinvestment.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] Introduced April 7, 2025 Cosponsors 14 (14 D) Latest action April 10, 2025

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Apr 10, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1568)
  2. Apr 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Apr 7, 2025 Introduced in House

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