H.R. 6263 119th Congress House

No Free Pass for Felons Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to limit eligibility fo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to limit eligibility for certain Federal law enforcement and public safety grants based on minimum pretrial public safety standards, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 21, 2025 Introduced by: Pat Harrigan Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement

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Nov 24, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.

Nov 24, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Nov 24, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

Nov 21, 2025

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Nov 21, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.

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Committees of jurisdiction 5

Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee
Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee
Homeland Security Committee
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee

Cosponsors 1

Nehls, Troy E.

Texas · Nov 21, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6263: No Free Pass for Felons Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6263/

MLA

"H.R. 6263: No Free Pass for Felons Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6263/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 6263, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6263/.

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