S 2705 United States Senate · 119th Congress

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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