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Senate Bill 2705
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act
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Introduced in Senate on Sep 4, 2025
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S. 2705 (Introduced-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2705


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.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 4, 2025

Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act”.

SEC. 2. Prohibition on grants for certain entities.

Section 502 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10153) is amended—

(1) in the matter designated as subsection (A), by striking “(A) In general” and inserting “(a) In general”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(c) Ineligibility.—

“(1) COVERED OFFENSE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘covered offense’ means a criminal offense that poses a clear threat to public safety and order, including—

“(A) an offense involving a violent or sexual act, such as murder, rape, sexual assault, carjacking, robbery, burglary, and assault; and

“(B) an offense that promote public disorder, such as looting, vandalism, destruction of property, rioting or inciting to riot, or fleeing from a law enforcement officer.

“(2) PROHIBITION.—With respect to the fiscal year beginning on the first October 1 occurring after the date of enactment of the Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Attorney General may not award, renew, or extend a grant under this subpart to a State or unit of local government that has in effect a policy or law that substantially limits cash bail as a potential condition for every individual charged with a covered offense in the State or the area under the jurisdiction of the unit of local government.”.