Legislation· May 2026Sponsored by Scott Fitzgerald (R)
Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025
Treats bail funds as insurance companies subject to federal fraud laws.
Tradeoff
Subjects charitable bail funds and bail-bond entities to federal insurance fraud statutes and state insurance regulation. No offsetting provision or cost identified in the bill.
What's in it
The House passed this 243-179 on May 14, 2026. A failed 210-213 the same day. The bill is now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Nov 21, 2025)
House
Committee on the Judiciary(Nov 21, 2025)
House
The Committee on Judiciary voted to send it to the floor
Reported 15 - 9(Jan 8, 2026)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-601.
House
On
Failed(Roll #168 · May 14, 2026)
210 yeanay 213House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #169 · May 14, 2026)
243 yeanay 179Senate
Received from the House
on the Judiciary(May 18, 2026)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Tony Wied (R-WI)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI)
- Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI)
- Tim Moore (R-NC)
Passage votes so far· May 14, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027