H.R. 6260 · 119th Congress

Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025

Introduced Nov 21, 2025Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced (done)
  2. Committee (done)
  3. Passed House (current)
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 243 - 179 (Roll no. 169). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3474)

  4. House

    On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 213 (Roll no. 168).

  5. House

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3505-3506)

  6. House

    POSTPONED 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.

  7. House

    The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

  8. House

    Mr. Raskin moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H3478-3480)

  9. House

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  10. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6260.

  11. 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.

  12. House

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1275. (consideration: CR H3474-3480)

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  1. House

    Rules 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.

  2. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 521.

  3. House

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-601.

  4. House

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 9.

  5. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  6. House

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  7. Introduced in House

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