Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act
This bill prohibits federal grants for states or local governments that maintain policies limiting cash bail for individuals charged with specific violent or disorderly crimes. It defines "covered offenses" as violent acts (murder, rape, robbery) or crimes promoting public disorder (looting, rioting, fleeing police). Starting October 1 after enactment, the Attorney General cannot award or renew such grants to jurisdictions with bail policies that substantially limit cash bail for these offenses. The bill directly affects state and local governments whose bail laws for these crimes conflict with the federal grant eligibility rules.
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Sep 2025
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Introduced Sep 4, 2025
Last action Sep 4, 2025
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Sep 4, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Sep 4, 2025
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upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
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Bernie Moreno
RRepublican
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John Cornyn
RRepublican
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