S. 2705 119th Congress Senate

Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act

Official title: 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 un… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: September 4, 2025 Introduced by: Marsha Blackburn Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencingIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operationsViolent crime

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sep 4, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2705: Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2705/

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"S. 2705: Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2705/.

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S. 2705, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2705/.

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