H.R. 6260 Passed the House Crime and Law Enforcement

Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] Introduced November 21, 2025 Cosponsors 5 (5 R) Latest action May 18, 2026

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, Library of Congress.

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Roll-call votes

Actions

  1. May 18, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. May 14, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 14, 2026 On passage Passed by recorded vote: 243 - 179 (Roll no. 169). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3474)
  4. May 14, 2026 Passed/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)
  5. May 14, 2026 On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 213 (Roll no. 168).
  6. May 14, 2026 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3505-3506)
  7. May 14, 2026 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.
  8. May 14, 2026 The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  9. May 14, 2026 Mr. Raskin moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H3478-3480)
  10. May 14, 2026 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  11. May 14, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6260.
  12. May 14, 2026 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.

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