Keep Offenders Off Our Streets Act.
Sponsored By: Representative Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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Pretrial release in D.C. would require bail
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 could need to pay for a bond or find sureties, or they could stay detained if no bond is posted.
If one part is struck, others stay
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.
Who this D.C. bail rule covers
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 earlier if the person’s court appearance falls in that window.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
AZ • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 8/22/2025
Nehls
TX • R
Sponsored 8/22/2025
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
MD • R
Sponsored 8/22/2025
Stutzman
IN • R
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Crane
AZ • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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