To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail. — House Roll Call 169
Passed in the House on May 14, 2026 · 243 Yea, 179 Nay, 8 Not Voting
Question: On Passage: 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…
Vote Breakdown by Party
Republican: 210 Yea, 1 Nay, 6 not voting/present.
Democrat: 32 Yea, 178 Nay, 2 not voting/present.
Independent: 1 Yea, 0 Nay.
Members Who Voted Against Their Party
Jim Costa (D-CA) voted Aye while most Democrats voted No.
Henry Cuellar (D-TX) voted Aye while most Democrats voted No.
Sharice Davids (D-KS) voted Aye while most Democrats voted No.
Donald Davis (D-NC) voted Aye while most Democrats voted No.
Laura Gillen (D-NY) voted Aye while most Democrats voted No.
Jared Golden (D-ME) voted Aye while most Democrats voted No.
Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) voted Aye while most Democrats voted No.