United StatesKeeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025
What it does
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.
More detail
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.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 18Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Latest
- May 14Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1275. (consideration: CR H3474-3480)
- Vote recorded Legislative vote recorded. Result: Passed.House
- Vote recorded Legislative vote recorded. Result: Failed.House
- May 14Rule 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.
- May 14DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6260.
- May 14The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- May 14Mr. Raskin moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H3478-3480)
- May 14The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- May 14POSTPONED 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.
- May 14Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3505-3506)
- May 14On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 213 (Roll no. 168).
- May 14Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 243 - 179 (Roll no. 169). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3474)Passed House
- May 14Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 12Rules 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.
- Apr 9Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-601.
- Apr 9Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 521.
- Jan 8Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 8Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 9.
- 2025
- Nov 21Introduced in House
- Nov 21Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Introduced