# 119-hr-5016: Keep Offenders Off Our Streets Act.

119-hr-5016, Keep Offenders Off Our Streets Act., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5016
- Congress: 119
- Title: Keep Offenders Off Our Streets Act.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires secured bail bonds with solvent sureties for people charged in Washington, D.C.** The bill would bar any D.C. law or rule that lets a person charged with an offense be released pending trial without executing such a bail bond and would replace the District's practice of release on personal recognizance with a bail-bond regime. - People charged with offenses in D.C.: Would no longer be eligible for release on personal recognizance. The change would apply to anyone who appears before a judicial officer before, on, or after enactment. - Judicial officers and courts: Would need to condition pretrial release on execution of a bail bond with solvent sureties in whatever amount is reasonably necessary to assure appearance. - D.C. officials: The Mayor and the D.C. Council would be prohibited from enacting or enforcing any act, resolution, regulation, or other rule that permits release without a bail bond with solvent sureties.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] (R-IN), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- If one part is struck, others stay: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would say that if a court strikes one part, the rest would still apply. This would not change who must post bail or how much. It only guides courts on how to treat the law.
- Pretrial release in D.C. would require bail: mixed, medium. If enacted, D.C. judges would have to require a bail bond with solvent sureties to release someone before trial. The Council would be blocked from passing, and the Mayor from enforcing, rules that allow release without such a bond. Release on personal recognizance would end. Defendants and families…
- Who this D.C. bail rule covers: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would apply to anyone charged with an offense in D.C. who appears before a judicial officer under D.C. law before, on, or after the date it becomes law. This ties the new bail rule to when a person appears in court, not only to new cases. It could cover cases that started earli…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-22: SAVE Act
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-45: FIND Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5016 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5016)

## Related
- [119-hr-22: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-22)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5016 (as of 2026-04-21).