S. 2705 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Sep 4, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRestricts federal grants to bail-reform jurisdictions
This bill would cut off federal funding that goes to state and local governments through a justice assistance grant program. The catch: a state or city would lose that funding if it has laws or policies that substantially limit cash bail for people charged with certain crimes seen as threats to public safety—crimes like violent offenses (murder, burglary, rape) and crimes that disrupt public order (looting, vandalism).
How it affects you
If you live in a state or city with policies that limit cash bail for these types of charges, you would feel this through reduced federal funding for local law enforcement and justice programs. The effect depends on how much your local government relies on these federal grants and how it responds to losing them.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Sep 4, 2025)
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).
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 2705
A BILL
Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act
Sponsor: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Introduced Sep 4, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 4, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”