Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1275. (consideration: CR H3474-3480)
May 14, 2026
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, H. Con. Res. 96 and H.R. 8469. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5625, H.R. 6260, H.R. 8365, and H.Con.Res. 96 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8469 under a structured rule. The resolution makes in order one motion to recommit on each bill.
May 14, 2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6260.
May 14, 2026
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
May 14, 2026
Mr. Raskin moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H3478-3480)
May 14, 2026
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
May 14, 2026
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6260, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Raskin demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
May 14, 2026
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3505-3506)
May 14, 2026
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 213 (Roll no. 168).
May 14, 2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 243 - 179 (Roll no. 169). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3474)
May 14, 2026
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 243 - 179 (Roll no. 169). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3474)
May 14, 2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 14, 2026
On Motion to Recommit
On Motion to Recommit
The House rejected a motion to recommit the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 on a party-line vote.
The House rejected a motion to recommit the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 (H.R. 6260) to committee, a procedural step that serves as a final opportunity for the minority party to propose changes before a vote on passage. The motion failed on a party-line vote, with the chamber's majority blocking the effort to return the bill to committee. Following the rejection of this motion, the House proceeded to a separate vote where the underlying bill was passed.
The failure of the motion to recommit on a party-line vote prevented the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 from being sent back to committee for potential changes. This outcome cleared the final procedural hurdle for the House to proceed directly to a vote on the bill's passage. Subsequent action history shows the House passed the underlying measure later that same day.
On Passage
On Passage
The House passed the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 on a mixed vote, sending the measure to the Senate.
The House voted to pass the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 following the failure of a motion to recommit earlier in the day. The measure passed with a mixed party breakdown and cleared the required threshold for approval. Following the vote, a motion to reconsider the bill was laid on the table without objection.
The passage of the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 on a mixed vote concludes House consideration of the measure. Following this successful vote, the bill is referred to the Senate for further action.
