I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5016 
To prohibit in the District of Columbia an individual charged with an offense 
from being released pending trial without executing an secured appear-
ance bond. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 22, 2025 
Mr. BIGGS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. NEHLS, 
and Mr. HARRIS of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit in the District of Columbia an individual charged 
with an offense from being released pending trial without 
executing an secured appearance bond. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keep Offenders Off 
Our Streets Act.’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ON RE-
LEASE OF INDIVIDUAL CHARGED WITH OF-
FENSE PENDING TRIAL WITHOUT EXECUTING 
A SECURED APPEARANCE BOND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Council of the District of Co-
lumbia may not enact, and the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia may not enforce, any act, resolution, regulation, 
or other requirement which permits an individual charged 
with an offense in the District of Columbia who appears 
before a judicial officer, as defined in section 23–1331(1), 
District of Columbia Official Code, to be released, pending 
trial, without such person executing a bail bond with sol-
vent sureties in whatever amount is reasonably necessary 
to assure the appearance of the individual as required. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF RELEASE ON PERSONAL RECOG-
NIZANCE.—Section 23–1321 District of Columbia 11 
Official Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking subsection (1); and 
(ii) redesignating subsections (2), (3), 
and (4) as subsections (1), (2), and (3), 
respectively; 
(B) by striking subsection (b); 
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(C) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), 
and (e) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respec-
tively; and 
(D) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 
(i) in subsection (1), by striking ev-
erything before ‘‘the judicial officer’’; 
(ii) in subsection (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(iii) redesignating subsection (B) as 
subsection (C); 
(iv) after subsection (A), insert the 
following: 
‘‘(B) Execution of a bail bond with solvent 
sureties in whatever amount is reasonably nec-
essary to assure the appearance of the person 
as required; and’’; and 
(v) in subsection (C), as so redesig-
nated, strike subsection (xii), and redesig-
nate subsection (xiv) as subsection (xiii). 
(2) INCLUSION OF PROHIBITION IN HOME RULE 
ACT.—Section 602(a) of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(a), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘office; 
or’’ and inserting a ‘‘office;’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (10), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(11) enact any act, resolution, regulation or 
other requirement which permits a person charged 
with an offense in the District of Columbia to be re-
leased, pending trial, without such person executing 
an bail bond with solvent sureties in whatever 
amount is reasonably necessary to assure the ap-
pearance of the person as required.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This Act, and the amendments 
made by this Act, shall apply with respect to an individual 
charged with an offense in the District of Columbia who 
appears before a judicial officer, as defined in section 23– 
1331(1), District of Columbia Official Code, before, on, 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) SEVERABILITY.—If, for any reason, any provision 
of this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, is held 
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the 
remaining provisions of this Act. 
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