[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 779 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 779
To increase protections against sexually dangerous persons, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 28, 2025
Mr. Issa (for himself and Mr. Obernolte) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition
to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To increase protections against sexually dangerous persons, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Sexually Violent Predators
Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE REPORTING OF SEXUALLY DANGEROUS PERSONS.
(a) In General.--Section 301(c)(1) of the Adam Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20971(c)(1)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses
(i) and (ii), respectively, and by moving such clauses, as
redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
(2) in clause (ii), as redesignated, by striking the period
and inserting ``; and'';
(3) by striking ``shall, before the expiration of the
compliance period--'' and inserting the following: ``shall--
``(A) before the expiration of the compliance
period--''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) submit to the Attorney General a list of
individuals who were convicted of a sexually dangerous
offense in the previous fiscal year.''.
(b) Review for Federal Prosecution.--Section 301 of the Adam Walsh
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20971) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(g) Review for Federal Prosecution.--The Attorney General shall
review the list submitted pursuant to subsection (c)(1)(B) to determine
whether the convicted individual should be prosecuted for a Federal
offense.''.
(c) Limitations on Federal Funding With Respect to Health Care for
Specified Individuals.--
(1) Medicaid.--Subject to paragraph (3), payment under
section 1903(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(a))
shall not be made to a State with respect to medical assistance
furnished to a specified individual under a State plan (or
waiver of such plan) under title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1396 et seq.).
(2) Medicare.--Subject to paragraph (3), a specified
individual shall be deemed to be ineligible for--
(A) hospital insurance benefits under part A of
title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395
et seq.); and
(B) supplementary medical insurance benefits under
part B of title XVIII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395j et
seq.).
(3) Exception.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply in
the case of an individual who is an inpatient of a hospital or
a skilled nursing facility (as such terms are defined in title
XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.)) and
receives involuntary treatment at such hospital or skilled
nursing facility.
(4) Specified individual defined.--In this subsection, the
term ``specified individual'' means an individual who has been
convicted of a sexually violent offense and has been determined
to be a sexually dangerous person (as such term is defined in
section 301(e) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety
Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20971(e))).
(d) Increase SORNA Reporting Requirements.--Section 114(b) of the
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20914(b))
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
``(8) Information about any relevant court case.''.
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