H.R. 779

119 HR 779 IH: Stop Sexually Violent Predators Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-28
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 779  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   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.
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(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.
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(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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