Failed in the House on May 14, 2026 · 210 Yea, 213 Nay, 7 Not Voting
Question: On Motion to Recommit: H R 6260 Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act
In plain English: This bill would make posting bail for defendants a form of insurance under federal law, subjecting organizations that pay bail to federal fraud laws and state insurance regulations. This change applies to monetary bail, criminal bail bonds, and federal immigration bail bonds.
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 provisio…