S 3960 · 119th Congress

Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2026

This bill gives federal judges more flexibility when deciding whether to keep people in jail before their trial if they're charged with nonviolent drug offenses. Currently, federal law has strict rules about pretrial detention that judges must follow. This bill removes one of those mandatory requirements, allowing j…

Sponsor

Durbin, Richard J. (D-Illinois)

Introduced

2026-03-02

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S735)