Restoring Law and Order on America’s Streets Act
Sponsored By: Representative Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced
Summary
Expands federal civil commitment to people deemed a danger to public safety. It would broaden the existing civil commitment rules now focused on sexually dangerous people to cover people with serious mental illness whose behavior poses a public safety risk.
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- People in federal custody: The Attorney General or the Bureau of Prisons would be able to seek civil commitment for someone who meets the new “danger to public safety” definition instead of limiting action to sexually dangerous persons.
- People who were homeless or had mental-health related charge dismissals: The bill would require officials to evaluate anyone who was homeless immediately before custody or whose charges were dismissed solely for mental-condition reasons for possible certification, using the McKinney-Vento homeless definition.
- Public spaces and behavior types: The bill would add acts like urban camping, urban squatting, vandalism, burglary, robbery, larceny, and certain public drug offenses to the list of conduct that can trigger civil commitment.
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Expanded federal commitment for dangerous people
This bill would broaden federal civil commitment rules to include people described as a danger to public safety, not only sexually dangerous people. It would add new definitions for "danger to the public" and for "person who is a danger to public safety." The bill would list behaviors like violent crime, burglary, public drug activity, urban camping over 24 hours, squatting, and vandalism as triggers. It would require the Attorney General or the Bureau of Prisons Director to evaluate people who were homeless immediately before custody or before charges were dismissed for mental-condition reasons. Homelessness would be defined by McKinney-Vento (42 U.S.C. 11302). The bill would also make one procedural evidentiary/notification rule apply to people labeled a danger to public safety.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
SC • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
TN • R
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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