Stop Sexually Violent Predators Act

Bill: 118-hr-6382
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2023-11-13
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Criminal justice information and records

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Intergovernmental relations

Medicaid

Medicare

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6382 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 13, 2023 Mr. Issa 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 A BILL To increase protections against sexually dangerous persons, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Sexually Violent Predators Act . 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. .