Bill · S. 3197· Senate(119-S-3197)
Flight Risk Reduction Act
- Introduced
- 11/19/2025
- Last activity
- 11/19/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Mike Lee
- Cosponsors
- - 12 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Flight Risk Reduction Act. It changes how the United States handles defendants who are awaiting trial and are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. Specifically, the bill sets up a rule that assumes these individuals pose both a danger to the community and a serious risk of running away. Because of this assumption, the default expectation is that they will be detained before their trial happens. A defendant can fight this presumption, but they must do so using clear and convincing evidence. However, the bill explicitly states that having family ties or employment inside the United States cannot be used to overcome this assumption.
Yes
Does this tighten control of the border?+5
Establishes stricter pretrial detention standards for non-citizens and non-permanent residents, aligning with border and immigration enforcement goals.
Does this give the federal government more power?+4
The bill mandates a uniform federal pretrial detention presumption for non-citizens across all jurisdictions.
The opposite
Would immigrants be better off under this?-8
Non-citizens and lawful permanent residents face a severe legal disadvantage with a mandatory presumption of pretrial detention and restricted ability to contest it.
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?-5
Imposes a legal presumption of dangerousness and flight risk on non-citizens while barring family or employment ties from being used to rebut it.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 2: This section establishes a clear rule that non-citizens and non-lawful permanent residents are automatically presumed to be a danger and a flight risk before trial. For communities concerned about individuals fleeing or posing a danger while awaiting trial, this provision ensures stricter pretrial detention standards for these specific groups.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Section 2: Non-citizens and lawful permanent residents face a legal disadvantage because the bill creates a presumption that they are a danger to the community and a serious risk of flight. This places a heavy burden on the defendant to prove otherwise with clear and convincing evidence.
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Section 2: The bill explicitly dictates that ties to family or employment within the United States cannot be used as grounds to overcome the presumption that the person is a danger or a flight risk. This means individuals who have established lives, jobs, and families in the country cannot use those positive community ties to argue for their release pending trial.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Immigrants-8
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Border Security+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+4Improves Due Process-5
- 7/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/19/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 11 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Marsha BlackburnRepublican · Tennessee
Jim BanksRepublican · Indiana
Katie BrittRepublican · Alabama
John CornynRepublican · Texas
Ted CruzRepublican · Texas
Lindsey GrahamRepublican · South Carolina
- Darline Graham
Republican · South Carolina
Josh HawleyRepublican · Missouri
David McCormickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Ashley MoodyRepublican · Florida
Pete RickettsRepublican · Nebraska
Thomas TillisRepublican · North Carolina