119-s2705

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2705 Introduced in Senate

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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.

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 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

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 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
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        (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.
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    (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.''.
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