HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025
Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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✓Introduced
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced November 21, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
1 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill amends bail fraud laws to include monetary and immigration bail bonds.
This bill updates existing law to specifically prohibit fraud related to posting monetary bail, criminal bail bonds, and Federal immigration bail bonds. It has been passed by the House of Representatives and is currently with the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Summary
Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025This 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.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
5 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
The text indicates that H.R. 6260 was received in the Senate on May 18, 2026, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Additionally, the prior notation of the bill being "Engrossed in House" has been removed. This signifies its transition from House consideration to Senate review.
6260 EngrossedReferred in HouseSenate (EH)](RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
6260 _______________________________________________________________________ ANIN ACTTHE ToSENATE amendOF titleTHE 18,UNITED UnitedSTATES StatesMay Code,18, to2026 prohibitReceived; fraud in connection with posting bail.
read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail.
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119thMCCUMBER, CONGRESSClerk. 2d Session H.
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6260 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail.
View plain text versions (4)
- Referred in Senate View text Current html May 18, 2026
- Engrossed Engrossed in House html May 14, 2026
- Reported Reported in House html April 09, 2026
- Introduced Introduced in House html November 21, 2025
What Congress says this changes
H. Rept. 119-601Published by the reporting committee Not generated — this is the committee's own “Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported”.
Text to be removed appears in [brackets]. Newly inserted text is italicised in the official report and cannot be marked in this plain-text rendition — read the official PDF ↗ for the authoritative formatting.
changes in existing law made by the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is printed in italics and existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE PART I--CRIMES * * * * * * * CHAPTER 47--FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS * * * * * * * Sec. 1033. Crimes by or affecting persons engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce (a)(1) Whoever is engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce and knowingly, with the intent to deceive, makes any false material statement or report or willfully and materially overvalues any land, property or security-- (A) in connection with any financial reports or documents presented to any insurance regulatory official or agency or an agent or examiner appointed by such official or agency to examine the affairs of such person, and (B) for the purpose of influencing the actions of such official or agency or such an appointed agent or examiner, shall be punished as provided in paragraph (2). (2) The punishment for an offense under paragraph (1) is a fine as established under this title or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both, except that the term of imprisonment shall be not more than 15 years if the statement or report or overvaluing of land, property, or security jeopardized the safety and soundness of an insurer and was a significant cause of such insurer being placed in conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation by an appropriate court. (b)(1) Whoever-- (A) acting as, or being an officer, director, agent, or employee of, any person engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce, or (B) is engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce or is involved (other than as an insured or beneficiary under a policy of insurance) in a transaction relating to the conduct of affairs of such a business, willfully embezzles, abstracts, purloins, or misappropriates any of the moneys, funds, premiums, credits, or other property of such person so engaged shall be punished as provided in paragraph (2). (2) The punishment for an offense under paragraph (1) is a fine as provided under this title or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both, except that if such embezzlement, abstraction, purloining, or misappropriation described in paragraph (1) jeopardized the safety and soundness of an insurer and was a significant cause of such insurer being placed in conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation by an appropriate court, such imprisonment shall be not more than 15 years. If the amount or value so embezzled, abstracted, purloined, or misappropriated does not exceed $5,000, whoever violates paragraph (1) shall be fined as provided in this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (c)(1) Whoever is engaged in the business of insurance and whose activities affect interstate commerce or is involved (other than as an insured or beneficiary under a policy of insurance) in a transaction relating to the conduct of affairs of such a business, knowingly makes any false entry of material fact in any book, report, or statement of such person engaged in the business of insurance with intent to deceive any person, including any officer, employee, or agent of such person engaged in the business of insurance, any insurance regulatory official or agency, or any agent or examiner appointed by such official or agency to examine the affairs of such person, about the financial condition or solvency of such business shall be punished as provided in paragraph (2). (2) The punishment for an offense under paragraph (1) is a fine as provided under this title or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both, except that if the false entry in any book, report, or statement of such person jeopardized the safety and soundness of an insurer and was a significant cause of such insurer being placed in conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation by an appropriate court, such imprisonment shall be not more than 15 years. (d) Whoever, by threats or force or by any threatening letter or communication, corruptly influences, obstructs, or impedes or endeavors corruptly to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which any proceeding involving the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce is pending before any insurance regulatory official or agency or any agent or examiner appointed by such official or agency to examine the affairs of a person engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce, shall be fined as provided in this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. (e)(1)(A) Any individual who has been convicted of any criminal felony involving dishonesty or a breach of trust, or who has been convicted of an offense under this section, and who willfully engages in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce or participates in such business, shall be fined as provided in this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (B) Any individual who is engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce and who willfully permits the participation described in subparagraph (A) shall be fined as provided in this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (2) A person described in paragraph (1)(A) may engage in the business of insurance or participate in such business if such person has the written consent of any insurance regulatory official authorized to regulate the insurer, which consent specifically refers to this subsection. (f) As used in this section-- (1) the term ``business of insurance'' means-- (A) the writing of insurance (including the posting of monetary bail, criminal bail bonds, and Federal immigration bail bonds), or (B) the reinsuring of risks, by an insurer, including all acts necessary or incidental to such writing or reinsuring and the activities of persons who act as, or are, officers, directors, agents, or employees of insurers or who are other persons authorized to act on behalf of such persons; (2) the term ``insurer'' means any entity the business activity of which is the writing of insurance or the reinsuring of risks, and includes any person who acts as, or is, an officer, director, agent, or employee of that business; (3) the term ``interstate commerce'' means-- (A) commerce within the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States; (B) all commerce between any point in the State, territory, possession, or the District of Columbia and any point outside thereof; (C) all commerce between points within the same State through any place outside such State; or (D) all other commerce over which the United States has jurisdiction; and (4) the term ``State'' includes any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. * * * * * * *
Source: H. Rept. 119-601 · govinfo
Action History
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 9.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-601.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-601.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 521.
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Rules 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.
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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1275. (consideration: CR H3474-3480)
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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.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6260.
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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Mr. Raskin moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H3478-3480)
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The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
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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 postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3505-3506)
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On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 213 (Roll no. 168).
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Passed/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)
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On passage Passed by recorded vote: 243 - 179 (Roll no. 169). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3474)
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Scott Fitzgerald · Primary
- Chip Roy · Cosponsor
- Tony Wied · Cosponsor
- Bryan Steil · Cosponsor
- Thomas P. Tiffany · Cosponsor
- Tim Moore · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 541 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Fitzgerald, Scott Republican
Co-sponsors (5)
- Roy, Chip Republican
- Wied, Tony Republican
- Steil, Bryan Republican
- Tiffany, Thomas P. Republican
- Moore, Tim Republican
Not signed on (541)
541 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 541 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HR 6260 do?
- Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025This 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.
- Who sponsors HR 6260?
- HR 6260 is sponsored by Fitzgerald, Scott (Republican), Roy, Chip (Republican), Wied, Tony (Republican), Steil, Bryan (Republican), Tiffany, Thomas P. (Republican), and Moore, Tim (Republican).
- What is the current status of HR 6260?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced November 21, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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