S2705Referred to Committee

Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act

Share:
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-04
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
S
ⓘ
Type

Sponsor

Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
Republican · TN · Senator
Votes with party: 74.8% (813 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001243

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-09-04

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

Previously

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would establish stricter penalties and enforcement measures for individuals convicted of violent crimes, with the goal of keeping dangerous offenders incarcerated longer or preventing their release. It would affect criminal defendants, law enforcement agencies, and the court system by potentially increasing prison sentences and changing how judges handle sentencing decisions for violent offenses. The measure aims to reduce violent crime by limiting opportunities for violent offenders to return to communities.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.