[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1885 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1885

 To require that State and local pretrial services agencies receiving 
  Federal financial assistance report to the Department of Justice on 
     defendants released by such agencies, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2011

Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boren, Mr. 
 Bartlett, Mr. Carter, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Benishek) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require that State and local pretrial services agencies receiving 
  Federal financial assistance report to the Department of Justice on 
     defendants released by such agencies, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Citizens Right to Know Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Monthly Report on Agency Operations.--Not later than the last 
day of each month, a State or local pretrial services agency that 
receives Federal financial assistance shall submit to the Attorney 
General a report that includes the following:
            (1) The number of individuals reviewed for pretrial release 
        by that agency during the reporting period.
            (2) The number of indigent individuals reviewed for 
        pretrial release by that agency during the reporting period.
            (3) The number of individuals assigned to pretrial services 
        by that agency during the reporting period, and the name of 
        each such individual.
            (4) The number of indigent individuals accepted into a 
        pretrial release program by that agency during the reporting 
        period, and the name of each such individual.
            (5) A list of each charge filed against each individual 
        accepted into a pretrial release program by that agency during 
        the reporting period.
            (6) A list of all prior criminal convictions of each 
        individual accepted into a pretrial release program by that 
        agency during the reporting period.
            (7) A list of the court appearances required of each 
        individual accepted into a pretrial release program by that 
        agency during the reporting period.
            (8) A list of each instance during the reporting period on 
        which an individual accepted into a pretrial release program by 
        that agency failed to appear at a scheduled court appearance.
            (9) A list of all warrants issued or arrests made during 
        the reporting period of each individual accepted into a 
        pretrial release program by that agency.
    (b) Annual Report on Agency Budget.--Not later than the last day of 
the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted, and annually thereafter, 
a State or local pretrial services agency that receives Federal 
financial assistance shall submit to the Attorney General a report that 
contains information on that agency's budget for that year.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The term ``State or local pretrial services agency'' 
        means any government entity which provides pretrial services or 
        any private non-profit entity contracted with to do the same.
            (2) The term ``Federal financial assistance'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, 
        United States Code.
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