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Community First Act

HR 2669 · In progress · last action April 10, 2025

<p><strong>Community First Pretrial Reform Act or the Community First Act</strong></p><p>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.</p>

Sponsor

Wesley Bell (D-MO)

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Official summary

<p><strong>Community First Pretrial Reform Act or the Community First Act</strong></p><p>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.</p>