International Megan’s Law Improvement Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9492
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2022-12-12
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p class="MsoNormal"><b>International Megan's Law Improvement Act of 2022</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This bill adds a requirement for the Department of State to place a unique identifier in passports issued to sex offenders who must re-register under the sex offender registration program of any jurisdiction upon return to the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9492 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 12, 2022 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend Public Law 110–457 to modify the provision relating to unique passport identifiers for covered sex offenders.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the International Megan’s Law Improvement Act of 2022 . 2. Modification of provision relating to unique passport identifiers for covered sex offenders Section 240(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 110–457 ( 22 U.S.C. 212b(c)(1)(B) ) is amended by adding at the end before the semicolon the following: or has an existing requirement prior to relocating to another country of residence that would require re-registration under the sex offender registration program of any jurisdiction upon return to that jurisdiction .