Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025
Latest action · May 18, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 21, 2025
- Passed HouseMay 14, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025
This bill broadens the definition of the term business of insurance, for the purposes of federal crimes related to insurance fraud, to include the posting of monetary bail, criminal bail bonds, and federal immigration bail bonds.
Under the bill, entities and organizations that pay cash bond or bail for defendants (e.g., charitable bail funds) are engaged in the business of insurance under federal law and subject to federal criminal provisions related to insurance fraud, as well as state licensing requirements and regulation by state insurance commissions.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 169 | On Passage | Passed243–179 | May 14, 2026 |
| House 168 | On Motion to Recommit | Failed210–213 | May 14, 2026 |
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 21, 2025 to Jan 13, 2026; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Original | Nov 21, 2025 |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Original | Nov 21, 2025 |
| R-WI | Tony Wied | Original | Nov 21, 2025 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | Jan 13, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 21, 2025Markup Jan 8, 2026Reported Apr 9, 2026 May 14, 2026 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 18, 2026 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 243 - 179 (Roll no. 169). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3474)
- May 14, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1275. (consideration: CR H3474-3480)
- May 14, 2026Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, H. Con. Res. 96 and H.R. 8469. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, and H.Con.Res. 96 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8469 under a structured rule. The resolution makes in order one motion to recommit on each bill.
- May 14, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6260.
- May 14, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- May 14, 2026Mr. Raskin moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H3478-3480)
- May 14, 2026The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- May 14, 2026POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6260, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Raskin demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- May 14, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3505-3506)
- May 14, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 213 (Roll no. 168).
- May 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 12, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1275 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, H. Con. Res. 96 and H.R. 8469. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, and H.Con.Res. 96 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8469 under a structured rule. The resolution makes in order one motion to recommit on each bill.
- Apr 9, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-601.
- Apr 9, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 521.
- Jan 8, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 8, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 9.
- Nov 21, 2025Introduced in House
- Nov 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3474–H3480Text printed H3474Amendments H3479Motions H3478Recorded votes H3505, H3506enactRaskin motion to recommit | Christian D. Menefee D-TX, Jamie Raskin D-MD (amendment, motion), Lateefah Simon D-CA, Lucy McBath D-GA, Scott Fitzgerald R-WI | May 14, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3401, H3404–H3410Text printed H3404Amendments H3410Recorded votes H3418consideration (H. Res. 1275), previous question | Deborah K. Ross D-NC, H. Morgan Griffith R-VA, James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), Julie Johnson D-TX | May 13, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 197, November 21, 2025, page H4897.
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 212 | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1275, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary, printed in the bill, is adopted. | Rules Committee | On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 2026Referred in Senate
- May 14, 2026Engrossed in House
- Apr 9, 2026Reported in House
- Nov 21, 2025Introduced in House
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