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119th Congress · House

Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025

Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing · Fraud offenses and financial crimes · Crime and Law Enforcement

In plain language

  • House bill in the 119th Congress.
  • Broadens the definition of the term business of insurance, to federal crimes related to insurance fraud.
  • House passed it on May 14, 2026 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 This 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.

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