S. 2705: Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-04 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Official title

Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act

Plain summary

Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act This bill prohibits the receipt of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program by a state or local government that has in effect a law or policy that substantially limits cash bail for individuals who are charged with certain criminal offenses that pose a clear threat to public safety and order. Under the bill, the criminal offenses that pose a threat to public safety and order include criminal offenses involving a violent or sexual act (e.g., burglary, murder, or rape) and offenses that promote public disorder (e.g., looting or vandalism).

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Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · 2 cosponsors

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Bail: Money or conditions a court sets so a person charged with a crime can leave jail while waiting for trial, to make sure they come back to court.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s2705.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

Record fed-us-cong119-s2705 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills