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This bill aims to modify the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 by creating new restrictions on Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (JAG), which are federal funds used to support state and local law enforcement efforts. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Attorney General from awarding, renewing, or extending these grants to any state or local government that has policies substantially limiting cash bail for individuals charged with what the bill defines as "covered offenses." Covered offenses are broadly defined to include violent crimes like murder, rape, sexual assault, carjacking, robbery, burglary, and assault, as well as offenses that "promote public disorder" such as looting, vandalism, rioting, or fleeing from law enforcement. The prohibition would take effect starting from the first October 1 after the bill's enactment and continue in subsequent fiscal years. By tying grant funding to bail policies, the bill seeks to encourage jurisdictions to maintain more stringent bail practices for individuals charged with serious crimes, with the stated goal of keeping "violent criminals off our streets" as reflected in the bill's title.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2705/all-info