Who it affects
- Organizations that pay defendants' bail or bonds
- Charitable bail funds
- State insurance commissions
Passed the HouseCriminal justiceInsuranceImmigration
Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025
H.R. 6260 · House bill · Introduced Nov. 21, 2025
The Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 would subject organizations that pay bail to federal insurance fraud laws and state insurance licensing and oversight.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the House 243 to 179 on May 14.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
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What it would do
- The bill would treat organizations that pay defendants' bail or cash bonds as insurance businesses under federal law.
- Covered payments would include cash bail, criminal bail bonds, and federal immigration bail bonds.
- These organizations, including charitable bail funds, would be subject to federal criminal laws on insurance fraud.
- They would also face state licensing requirements and oversight by state insurance commissions.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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House vote
Vote to pass
May 14, 2026 · Passed 243 to 179
- Republicans
- 210 yes
- 1 no
- Democrats
- 32 yes
- 178 no
- Independents
- 1 yes
- 0 no
Other votes on this bill (1)
House · Vote to send it back to committee · May 14, 2026 · Rejected
A yes vote sends it back to committee, which usually stops it.
Clyburn: Yes · Wilson: No · Mace: No · Norman: No · Fry: No · Biggs: No · Timmons: No
Official vote ↗
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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No lobbying reported yet. Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott (R-WI)
- Introduced
- Nov. 21, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 5
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee; House Judiciary Committee
- Latest action
- May 18, 2026 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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 on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.