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NEGATIVE Justice & Civil Liberties 119th Congress

H.R.6260 Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act — Subjects Charitable Bail Funds to Insurance Regulation

Treats organizations that post bail for defendants — including charitable bail funds — as insurance businesses under federal law, subjecting them to federal insurance-fraud prosecution and state insurance-commission regulation (119th Congress)

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Bill activity

Introduced Nov 21, 2025 by Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) with 3 original cosponsors. 5 cosponsors as of Jan 13, 2026. Passed the House May 14, 2026, 243-179.

  • Reached the House floor after the House Committee on the Judiciary reported it (H. Rept. 119-601), under a special rule from the Rules Committee (H.Res.1275).
Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY-19) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill. Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY-19) voted yea on the House roll call counted in grades (roll no. 169, May 14, 2026).
  1. IntroducedNov 21, 2025
  2. Passed HouseMay 14, 2026
  3. Passed Senate 
  4. To President 
  5. Became Law 

Latest action May 18, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsor Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)

5 cosponsors (3 original):

Cosponsorship closed Apr 9, 2026 (119th Congress): the House Judiciary Committee reported the bill.

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions
  1. Introduced in House
  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. 3 original cosponsors on the day of introduction
  4. Thomas P. Tiffany cosponsored (R-WI)
  5. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 9.House
  6. Tim Moore cosponsored (R-NC)
  7. Reported (Amended) by the House Committee on the Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-601.
  8. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1275 Reported to House.
  9. House floor day: motion to recommit, passage (10 steps)
    1. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1275.
    2. 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...
    3. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6260.
    4. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
    5. Mr. Raskin moved to recommit to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
    6. The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
    7. POSTPONED 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...
    8. Considered as unfinished business.
    9. On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 213 (Roll no. 168).
    10. On passage Passed by recorded vote: 243 - 179 (Roll no. 169). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3474)
  10. House vote: Passage of the billCounted in grades
    Passed, 243-179
    Of 5 cosponsors: 4 voted yea, 0 voted nay, 1 not voting.
    Member breakdown · Official House roll call 169
  11. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

Votes on this bill

4 votes: 4 recorded roll calls and 0 decided without a recorded vote, 0 of them on amendments. Votes counted in grades are marked.

May 13, 20263:21 pmHouseVote to end debate on the rule (ordering the previous question)
H.Res.1275On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 208 (Roll no. 158).Agreed to211-208Nay
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic020804
Republican210007
Independent1000
Total211208011
Official House roll call
May 13, 20263:28 pmHouseVote on the rule (H.Res.1275)On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 159).Agreed to214-208Nay
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic020804
Republican213004
Independent1000
Total21420808
Official House roll call
May 14, 20264:35 pmHouseMotion to recommit (send the bill back to committee)On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 213 (Roll no. 168).Failed210-213Yea
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic210002
Republican021205
Independent0100
Total21021307
Official House roll call
May 14, 20264:47 pmHousePassage of the billCounted in gradesOn passage Passed by recorded vote: 243 - 179 (Roll no. 169). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3474)Passed243-179Yea

Counted in grades

Of 5 cosponsors: 4 voted yea, 0 voted nay, 1 not voting. Question voted on: Passage of the bill

PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic3217802
Republican210106
Independent1000
Total24317908
Official House roll call

Amendments

1 amendment: 1 agreed to.

Agreed to (1)

H.Amdt.212May 14
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1275, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary, printed in the bill, is adopted.Without a recorded vote

Extends federal criminal-fraud jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 1033 to bail-bond posting and triggers state insurance-commission licensing under McCarran-Ferguson, creating regulatory and criminal-prosecution exposure for third-party bail providers including charitable bail funds. Pretrial detention conditioned on ability to pay implicates the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Bail Clause and Fourteenth Amendment equal-protection precedent (Bearden v. Georgia, 461 U.S. 660 (1983)).