Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5213 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5213

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 prohibit the award of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants 
to States or units of local government that limit the use of cash bail.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2025

Ms. Stefanik (for herself, Mr. James, and Mr. Moore of North Carolina) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 prohibit the award of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants 
to States or units of local government that limit the use of cash bail.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Violent Criminals Off Our 
Streets Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES.

    Section 502 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10153) is amended--
            (1) in the matter designated as subsection (A), by striking 
        ``(A) In General'' and inserting ``(a) In General''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Ineligibility.--
            ``(1) Covered offense defined.--In this subsection, the 
        term `covered offense' means a criminal offense that poses a 
        clear threat to public safety and order, including--
                    ``(A) an offense involving a violent or sexual act, 
                such as murder, rape, sexual assault, carjacking, 
                robbery, burglary, and assault; and
                    ``(B) an offense that promote public disorder, such 
                as looting, vandalism, destruction of property, rioting 
                or inciting to riot, or fleeing from a law enforcement 
                officer.
            ``(2) Prohibition.--With respect to the fiscal year 
        beginning on the first October 1 occurring after the date of 
        enactment of the Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act, 
        and each fiscal year thereafter, the Attorney General may not 
        award, renew, or extend a grant under this subpart to a State 
        or unit of local government that has in effect a policy or law 
        that substantially limits cash bail as a potential condition 
        for every individual charged with a covered offense in the 
        State or the area under the jurisdiction of the unit of local 
        government.''.
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