Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025

The SPLC conducted lobbying activity related to the following topics and legislation: Endorse H.R. 8503 - Save SNAP Act of 2026 H.R. 8504 - Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026 H.R. 9581 - Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce Act S. 2556 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act H.R. 6088 / S. 3281 - Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 Oppose S. 1 - Budget Reconciliation (Secure America Act) H.R. 8464 - Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act H.R. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act S. 4632 - Prevent Government Shutdowns Act Support H.R. 8555 - Living Wage for All Act S. 3956 - Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act Oppose H.R. 9330 - Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act H.R. 8000 - National Defense Authorization Act (opposing provisions/riders restricting equal-opportunity initiatives and programs) Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations (opposing provisions/riders restricting equal-opportunity initiatives) General Services Administration Proposed Rule (opposing proposed new conditions on federal assistance) Department of Housing and Urban Development Disparate Impact Proposed Rule (opposing elimination of disparate impact regulations at HUD) Department of Labor Independent Contractor Rule (opposing revised standard for classifying workers as independent contractors) Other Advocacy Section 1977 of the Revised Statutes (clarifying that Section 1977 does not prohibit remedial charitable donations) Budget Reconciliation Bill H.R. 800 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) H.R. 2853 - CORCA H.R. 1958 - Deporting Fraudsters Act H.R. 4638 - BOWOW Act H.R. 2853 - Monitor Accountability Act H.R. 6260 - Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act H.R. 5625 - Cashless Bail Reporting Act Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act (IRPHA) - House and Senate versions H.R. 14 - John R Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act H.R. 5266 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.R.7296 / S.3752 - SAVE America Act H.R. 9368 - Voter ID Act USPS - Comments related to proposed voting by mail changes SPLC's policy positions can also be found here: https://www.splcenter.org/policy-advocacy/

Client expense: $1,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Tracking and educating Congress about the impact of bills that seek to reform bail and related pre-trial issues, including H.R. 5625, "Cashless Bail Reporting Act;" H.R. 6260, "Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act;" and H.R. 5213, "No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supporting the Count the Crimes to Cut Act, H.R. 2159; supporting the Quality Defense Act, S.1102; supporting the EQUAL Act; supporting the Fresh Start Act (H.R. 3111 / S.2590); supporting the Clean Slate Act (H.R. 3114 / S.1580); supporting the FAIR Act, S.263; supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act; supporting the Safer Supervision Act (H.R. 5883 / S. 3077); supporting the Safer Detention Act (S.3485); supporting the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S.3483); supporting the First Step Implementation Act (S. 3482); supporting Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3552 / S. 1843); supporting the SEEK Help Act; opposing the repeal of the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016 (H.R. 5242); supporting USSC amendments to supervised release and the crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity; supporting adequate funding for public defenders; supporting ending the use of acquitted conduct in prison sentences for federal criminal offenses; supporting the expungement of federal simple possession drug offenses; supporting reforms to terms of supervised release after federal imprisonment; supporting federal sentencing reforms in general; supporting increased oversight of the Bureau of Prisons in general; supporting "second chances" for returning citizens in general; supporting increased and continued implementation of the First Step Act in general; supporting increased use of compassionate release, home confinement and other early release options; supporting prison reforms in general; supporting criminal discovery reforms in general; supporting the inclusion of well-defined terms and meaningful mens rea protections in all potential and existing federal criminal laws and regulations; supporting increased prosecutorial and policing accountability; supporting clemencies, commutations, and pardons; opposing the HALT Fentanyl Act (H.R. 27 / S. 331); opposing overcriminalization (creation of unnecessary federal criminal laws or regulations with poorly defined terms or weak mens rea protections or those that result in overly harsh incarcerative penalties) in general; opposing the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (H.R. 1266 / S.545); supporting the Due Process Continuity of Care Act (H.R.1510 / S.1720); supporting sufficient funding for the implementation of the Federal Prison Oversight Act; supporting the Mens Rea Reform Act (H.R.59); supporting reforms to the Prison Rape Elimination Act; opposing significant funding cuts to the Government Accountability Office (GAO); supporting the Inspector General Access Act; opposing the DC Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act (H.R. 5140); supporting the FIX Clemency Act; supporting the ED ACCESS Act; opposing the Nitazene Control Act (H.R. 5415 /S. 3076) and STOP Nitazenes Act (H.R. 7970); opposing the Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act (H.R. 6260), and supporting legislation to reform the Armed Career Criminals Act.

The SPLC conducted lobbying activity related to the following topics and legislation: Endorse H.R. 8503 - Save SNAP Act of 2026 H.R. 8504 - Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026 H.R. 9581 - Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce Act S. 2556 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act H.R. 6088 / S. 3281 - Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 Oppose S. 1 - Budget Reconciliation (Secure America Act) H.R. 8464 - Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act H.R. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act S. 4632 - Prevent Government Shutdowns Act Support H.R. 8555 - Living Wage for All Act S. 3956 - Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act Oppose H.R. 9330 - Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act H.R. 8000 - National Defense Authorization Act (opposing provisions/riders restricting equal-opportunity initiatives and programs) Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations (opposing provisions/riders restricting equal-opportunity initiatives) General Services Administration Proposed Rule (opposing proposed new conditions on federal assistance) Department of Housing and Urban Development Disparate Impact Proposed Rule (opposing elimination of disparate impact regulations at HUD) Department of Labor Independent Contractor Rule (opposing revised standard for classifying workers as independent contractors) Other Advocacy Section 1977 of the Revised Statutes (clarifying that Section 1977 does not prohibit remedial charitable donations) Budget Reconciliation Bill H.R. 800 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) H.R. 2853 - CORCA H.R. 1958 - Deporting Fraudsters Act H.R. 4638 - BOWOW Act H.R. 2853 - Monitor Accountability Act H.R. 6260 - Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act H.R. 5625 - Cashless Bail Reporting Act Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act (IRPHA) - House and Senate versions H.R. 14 - John R Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act H.R. 5266 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.R.7296 / S.3752 - SAVE America Act H.R. 9368 - Voter ID Act USPS - Comments related to proposed voting by mail changes SPLC's policy positions can also be found here: https://www.splcenter.org/policy-advocacy/

The SPLC conducted lobbying activity related to the following topics and legislation: Endorse H.R. 8503 - Save SNAP Act of 2026 H.R. 8504 - Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026 H.R. 9581 - Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce Act S. 2556 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act H.R. 6088 / S. 3281 - Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 Oppose S. 1 - Budget Reconciliation (Secure America Act) H.R. 8464 - Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act H.R. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act S. 4632 - Prevent Government Shutdowns Act Support H.R. 8555 - Living Wage for All Act S. 3956 - Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act Oppose H.R. 9330 - Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act H.R. 8000 - National Defense Authorization Act (opposing provisions/riders restricting equal-opportunity initiatives and programs) Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations (opposing provisions/riders restricting equal-opportunity initiatives) General Services Administration Proposed Rule (opposing proposed new conditions on federal assistance) Department of Housing and Urban Development Disparate Impact Proposed Rule (opposing elimination of disparate impact regulations at HUD) Department of Labor Independent Contractor Rule (opposing revised standard for classifying workers as independent contractors) Other Advocacy Section 1977 of the Revised Statutes (clarifying that Section 1977 does not prohibit remedial charitable donations) Budget Reconciliation Bill H.R. 800 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) H.R. 2853 - CORCA H.R. 1958 - Deporting Fraudsters Act H.R. 4638 - BOWOW Act H.R. 2853 - Monitor Accountability Act H.R. 6260 - Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act H.R. 5625 - Cashless Bail Reporting Act Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act (IRPHA) - House and Senate versions H.R. 14 - John R Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act H.R. 5266 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.R.7296 / S.3752 - SAVE America Act H.R. 9368 - Voter ID Act USPS - Comments related to proposed voting by mail changes SPLC's policy positions can also be found here: https://www.splcenter.org/policy-advocacy/

The SPLC conducted lobbying activity related to the following topics and legislation: Endorse H.R. 8503 - Save SNAP Act of 2026 H.R. 8504 - Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026 H.R. 9581 - Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce Act S. 2556 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act H.R. 6088 / S. 3281 - Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 Oppose S. 1 - Budget Reconciliation (Secure America Act) H.R. 8464 - Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act H.R. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act S. 4632 - Prevent Government Shutdowns Act Support H.R. 8555 - Living Wage for All Act S. 3956 - Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act Oppose H.R. 9330 - Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act H.R. 8000 - National Defense Authorization Act (opposing provisions/riders restricting equal-opportunity initiatives and programs) Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations (opposing provisions/riders restricting equal-opportunity initiatives) General Services Administration Proposed Rule (opposing proposed new conditions on federal assistance) Department of Housing and Urban Development Disparate Impact Proposed Rule (opposing elimination of disparate impact regulations at HUD) Department of Labor Independent Contractor Rule (opposing revised standard for classifying workers as independent contractors) Other Advocacy Section 1977 of the Revised Statutes (clarifying that Section 1977 does not prohibit remedial charitable donations) Budget Reconciliation Bill H.R. 800 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) H.R. 2853 - CORCA H.R. 1958 - Deporting Fraudsters Act H.R. 4638 - BOWOW Act H.R. 2853 - Monitor Accountability Act H.R. 6260 - Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act H.R. 5625 - Cashless Bail Reporting Act Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act (IRPHA) - House and Senate versions H.R. 14 - John R Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act H.R. 5266 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.R.7296 / S.3752 - SAVE America Act H.R. 9368 - Voter ID Act USPS - Comments related to proposed voting by mail changes SPLC's policy positions can also be found here: https://www.splcenter.org/policy-advocacy/

The SPLC conducted lobbying activity related to the following topics and legislation: Endorse H.R. 8503 - Save SNAP Act of 2026 H.R. 8504 - Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026 H.R. 9581 - Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce Act S. 2556 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act H.R. 6088 / S. 3281 - Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 Oppose S. 1 - Budget Reconciliation (Secure America Act) H.R. 8464 - Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act H.R. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act S. 4632 - Prevent Government Shutdowns Act Support H.R. 8555 - Living Wage for All Act S. 3956 - Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act Oppose H.R. 9330 - Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act H.R. 8000 - National Defense Authorization Act (opposing provisions/riders restricting equal-opportunity initiatives and programs) Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations (opposing provisions/riders restricting equal-opportunity initiatives) General Services Administration Proposed Rule (opposing proposed new conditions on federal assistance) Department of Housing and Urban Development Disparate Impact Proposed Rule (opposing elimination of disparate impact regulations at HUD) Department of Labor Independent Contractor Rule (opposing revised standard for classifying workers as independent contractors) Other Advocacy Section 1977 of the Revised Statutes (clarifying that Section 1977 does not prohibit remedial charitable donations) Budget Reconciliation Bill H.R. 800 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) H.R. 2853 - CORCA H.R. 1958 - Deporting Fraudsters Act H.R. 4638 - BOWOW Act H.R. 2853 - Monitor Accountability Act H.R. 6260 - Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act H.R. 5625 - Cashless Bail Reporting Act Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act (IRPHA) - House and Senate versions H.R. 14 - John R Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act H.R. 5266 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.R.7296 / S.3752 - SAVE America Act H.R. 9368 - Voter ID Act USPS - Comments related to proposed voting by mail changes SPLC's policy positions can also be found here: https://www.splcenter.org/policy-advocacy/

The SPLC conducted lobbying activity related to the following topics and legislation: Endorse H.R. 8503 - Save SNAP Act of 2026 H.R. 8504 - Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026 H.R. 9581 - Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce Act S. 2556 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act H.R. 6088 / S. 3281 - Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 Oppose S. 1 - Budget Reconciliation (Secure America Act) H.R. 8464 - Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act H.R. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act S. 4632 - Prevent Government Shutdowns Act Support H.R. 8555 - Living Wage for All Act S. 3956 - Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act Oppose H.R. 9330 - Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act H.R. 8000 - National Defense Authorization Act (opposing provisions/riders restricting equal-opportunity initiatives and programs) Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations (opposing provisions/riders restricting equal-opportunity initiatives) General Services Administration Proposed Rule (opposing proposed new conditions on federal assistance) Department of Housing and Urban Development Disparate Impact Proposed Rule (opposing elimination of disparate impact regulations at HUD) Department of Labor Independent Contractor Rule (opposing revised standard for classifying workers as independent contractors) Other Advocacy Section 1977 of the Revised Statutes (clarifying that Section 1977 does not prohibit remedial charitable donations) Budget Reconciliation Bill H.R. 800 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) H.R. 2853 - CORCA H.R. 1958 - Deporting Fraudsters Act H.R. 4638 - BOWOW Act H.R. 2853 - Monitor Accountability Act H.R. 6260 - Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act H.R. 5625 - Cashless Bail Reporting Act Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act (IRPHA) - House and Senate versions H.R. 14 - John R Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act H.R. 5266 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.R.7296 / S.3752 - SAVE America Act H.R. 9368 - Voter ID Act USPS - Comments related to proposed voting by mail changes SPLC's policy positions can also be found here: https://www.splcenter.org/policy-advocacy/

Combatting Illicit Xylazine Act (H.R. 1266, S. 545); Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act (H.R. 6155, S. 1572); Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025 (H.R. 5103); Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) (H.R. 2853, S. 1404); Cashless Bail Reporting Act (H.R. 5625); Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 (H.R. 6260); Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA); Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 5068); FY2027 funding for federal criminal defense; STOP Nitazenes Act (H.R. 7970); DOJ Proposed Rule (3/16) on Chapter 154 certification; Right to Trial Act (H.R. 9095); Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 3483); 702 reauthorization; email privacy act; mail cover surveillance bill (not yet introduced); Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 (H.R. 2853); NDAA

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

Supporting the Count the Crimes to Cut Act, H.R. 2159; supporting the Quality Defense Act, S.1102; supporting the EQUAL Act; supporting the Fresh Start Act (H.R. 3111 / S.2590); supporting the Clean Slate Act (H.R. 3114 / S.1580); supporting the FAIR Act, S.263; supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act; supporting the Safer Supervision Act (H.R. 5883 / S. 3077); supporting the Safer Detention Act (S.3485); supporting the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S.3483); supporting the First Step Implementation Act (S. 3482); supporting Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3552 / S. 1843); supporting the SEEK Help Act; opposing the repeal of the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016 (H.R. 5242); supporting USSC amendments to supervised release and the crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity; supporting adequate funding for public defenders; supporting ending the use of acquitted conduct in prison sentences for federal criminal offenses; supporting the expungement of federal simple possession drug offenses; supporting reforms to terms of supervised release after federal imprisonment; supporting federal sentencing reforms in general; supporting increased oversight of the Bureau of Prisons in general; supporting "second chances" for returning citizens in general; supporting increased and continued implementation of the First Step Act in general; supporting increased use of compassionate release, home confinement and other early release options; supporting prison reforms in general; supporting criminal discovery reforms in general; supporting the inclusion of well-defined terms and meaningful mens rea protections in all potential and existing federal criminal laws and regulations; supporting increased prosecutorial and policing accountability; supporting clemencies, commutations, and pardons; opposing the HALT Fentanyl Act (H.R. 27 / S. 331); opposing overcriminalization (creation of unnecessary federal criminal laws or regulations with poorly defined terms or weak mens rea protections or those that result in overly harsh incarcerative penalties) in general; opposing the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (H.R. 1266 / S.545); supporting the Due Process Continuity of Care Act (H.R.1510 / S.1720); supporting sufficient funding for the implementation of the Federal Prison Oversight Act; supporting the Mens Rea Reform Act (H.R.59); supporting reforms to the Prison Rape Elimination Act; opposing significant funding cuts to the Government Accountability Office (GAO); supporting the Inspector General Access Act; opposing the DC Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act (H.R. 5140); supporting the FIX Clemency Act; supporting the ED ACCESS Act; opposing the Nitazene Control Act (H.R. 5415 /S. 3076) and STOP Nitazenes Act (H.R. 7970); opposing the Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act (H.R. 6260), and supporting legislation to reform the Armed Career Criminals Act.

Tracking and educating Congress about the impact of bills that seek to reform bail and related pre-trial issues, including H.R. 5625, "Cashless Bail Reporting Act;" H.R. 6260, "Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act;" and H.R. 5213, "No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Tracking and educating Congress about the impact of bills that seek to reform bail and related pre-trial issues, including H.R. 5625, "Cashless Bail Reporting Act;" H.R. 6260, "Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act;" and H.R. 5213, "No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE