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HR 6260Passed HouseCrime & Policinghouse
Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025
Introduced Nov 21, 2025 by Rep. Scott Fitzgerald
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The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Latest action · May 18, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
What it 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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Roll-call votes
On Passage
house · May 14, 2026
On Motion to Recommit
house · May 14, 2026
History
- May 18, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 14, 2026On passage Passed by recorded vote: 243 - 179 (Roll no. 169). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3474)
- May 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 243 - 179 (Roll no. 169). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3474)
- May 14, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 213 (Roll no. 168).
- May 14, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3505-3506)
- May 14, 2026POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6260, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Raskin demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- May 14, 2026The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- May 14, 2026Mr. Raskin moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H3478-3480)
- May 14, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- May 14, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6260.
- May 14, 2026Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, H. Con. Res. 96 and H.R. 8469. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, and H.Con.Res. 96 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8469 under a structured rule. The resolution makes in order one motion to recommit on each bill.
- May 14, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1275. (consideration: CR H3474-3480)
- May 12, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1275 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, H. Con. Res. 96 and H.R. 8469. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, and H.Con.Res. 96 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8469 under a structured rule. The resolution makes in order one motion to recommit on each bill.
- Apr 9, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 521.
- Apr 9, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-601.
- Jan 8, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 9.
- Jan 8, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Nov 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Nov 21, 2025Introduced in House