Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act

Bill: 118-hr-8205
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2024-05-01
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Latest action: action_date: 2024-11-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-09-25
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><strong>Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act</strong></p><p>This bill makes the posting of cash bail, criminal bail bonds, and federal immigration bail bonds subject to the federal laws governing the business of insurance.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8205 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 12, 2024 Received; 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act . 2. Fraud in connection with posting bail Section 1033(f)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the comma the following: (including the posting of monetary bail, criminal bail bonds, and Federal immigration bail bonds) .

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8205 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act . 2. Fraud in connection with posting bail Section 1033(f)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the comma the following: (including the posting of monetary bail, criminal bail bonds, and Federal immigration bail bonds) .

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 598 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8205 [Report No. 118–704] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2024 Mr. Fitzgerald (for himself, Mr. Nehls , Mr. Steil , Mr. Tiffany , and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary September 23, 2024 Additional sponsor: Mr. Calvert September 23, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 1, 2024 A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that Byrne grant funds may be used for public safety report systems, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act . 2. Fraud in connection with posting bail Section 1033(f)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the comma the following: (including the posting of monetary bail, criminal bail bonds, and Federal immigration bail bonds) .

September 23, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8205 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2024 Mr. Fitzgerald (for himself, Mr. Nehls , Mr. Steil , Mr. Tiffany , and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that Byrne grant funds may be used for public safety report systems, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act . 2. Use of Byrne grant funding for public safety report systems Section 501 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10152 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the following: (J) A public safety report system described in subsection (i). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (i) Public safety report system described A public safety report system described in this subsection shall include the following: (1) In general The public safety report system shall be developed and maintained by the State or Tribal Court Administration, shall provide judges and prosecutors in the jurisdiction, at no cost, a public safety report for each defendant charged with an offense described in subparagraph (A), and shall contain the following: (A) The criteria for setting bail for an individual charged with— (i) murder, manslaughter (except involuntary manslaughter), or attempted murder; (ii) rape, attempted rape, or any other felony sexual abuse offense or attempt to commit such an offense; (iii) any felony assault offense; (iv) kidnapping; (v) robbery; (vi) a felony offense involving resisting or obstructing an officer; (vii) carjacking; (viii) unlawful possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony; or (ix) any other violent felony. (B) Identifying information regarding each defendant charged with an offense described in subparagraph (A), the case filed against the defendant, and the offense with which the defendant is charged. (C) Information on the eligibility of each such defendant for a personal bond. (D) Information regarding the applicability of any required or discretionary bond conditions for each such defendant. (E) A summary of the criminal history of the defendant, including information regarding any— (i) previous misdemeanor or felony conviction; (ii) pending charges; (iii) previous sentence imposing a term of imprisonment; (iv) previous conviction or pending charges for any offense described in subparagraph (A); and (v) previous failure of the defendant to appear in court following release on bail. (2) Use of system The public safety report system shall be used by the jurisdiction as follows: (A) In the case of a State or Tribal court in that jurisdiction that is considering the release on bail of a defendant charged with an offense described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1)— (i) the prosecutor shall use the public safety report system developed under section 3 to prepare a public safety report with respect to the defendant; (ii) the prosecutor shall provide the public safety report prepared under clause (i) to the State or Tribal court as soon as practicable, but not later than 48 hours after the defendant’s arrest; and (iii) the court shall consider the public safety report before setting bail; and (B) To submit each public safety report prepared under subparagraph (A)(i) to the National Crime Information Center. . 3. Fraud in connection with posting bail Section 1033(f)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the comma the following: (including the posting of monetary bail, criminal bail bonds, and Federal immigration bail bonds) .