Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act

This legislation, known as the "Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act," seeks to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. Its primary objective is to prevent the Attorney General from awarding, renewing, or extending Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to states or units of local government under specific conditions. The bill stipulates that a state or local government becomes ineligible for these grants if it has a policy or law that substantially limits cash bail as a potential condition for every individual charged with a "covered offense." These covered offenses are defined as criminal acts posing a clear threat to public safety and order, including violent or sexual acts like murder, rape, and carjacking, as well as offenses promoting public disorder such as looting, vandalism, and rioting.