Passing the “Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025” (HR 6260)

The bill

Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025

Topic: Crime and Law Enforcement

What the bill does

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary

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