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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 6982 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6982
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
provide for reporting requirements for certain grantees for grants to
combat violence against women.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 8, 2026
Ms. Mace (for herself and Mr. Fine) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
provide for reporting requirements for certain grantees for grants to
combat violence against women.
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 ``Preventing Prosecutors from
Protecting Predators Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``SEC. 2019. PROSECUTORIAL DATA REPORTING.
``(a) In General.--On an annual basis, each chief prosecuting
officer of a covered office that serves a jurisdiction of 100,000 or
more persons, if that jurisdiction receives funds under this part,
shall submit to the Attorney General a report that contains, for the
previous fiscal year, the following:
``(1) The total number of cases referred to the office for
prosecution of a covered offense.
``(2) The number of cases involving a covered offense such
office declined to prosecute and the reasoning for why the
office declined to prosecute the covered offense.
``(3) The number of cases involving a covered offense
initiated against a defendant--
``(A) previously arrested for an offense arising
out of separate conduct;
``(B) previously convicted for an offense arising
out of separate conduct;
``(C) with a pending case involving an offense
arising out of separate conduct;
``(D) serving a term of probation for a conviction
for an offense arising out of separate conduct;
``(E) currently on parole for a conviction for an
offense arising out of separate conduct; and
``(F) currently or previously enrolled on the
National Sex Offender Registry.
``(4) The number of defendants charged with a covered
offense--
``(A) released on their own recognizance;
``(B) who were eligible for bail;
``(C) for whom the prosecutor requested bail and--
``(i) the type of bail requested;
``(ii) the amount of bail requested; and
``(iii) whether additional non-monetary
conditions were requested;
``(D) for whom the court granted bail and--
``(i) the type of bail imposed;
``(ii) the amount of bail imposed;
``(iii) whether additional non-monetary
conditions were requested or imposed; and
``(iv) outcomes after release on bail,
including failure to appear or rearrest for an
offense arising out of separate conduct; and
``(E) held in pretrial detention.
``(5) The number of defendants charged with a covered
offense--
``(A) convicted of the covered offense as the
result of a trial;
``(B) convicted of an offense as the result of a
plea agreement;
``(C) found not guilty of the covered offense as
the result of a trial;
``(D) whose cases ended in a mistrial;
``(E) whose charges were dismissed and the
reasoning for each dismissal; and
``(F) whose charges were adjudicated by a diversion
agreement, deferred prosecution agreement, or any
substantively similar procedure and the reasoning for
each agreement.
``(6) For cases involving a covered offense that resulted
in a plea agreement reached with the defendant--
``(A) the number of such cases by each initial
charge referred for prosecution;
``(B) the number of such cases by each charge that
a defendant was convicted of as part of a plea-deal;
``(C) the number of such cases involving a
defendant previously arrested for an offense arising
out of separate conduct;
``(D) the number of such cases involving a
defendant previously convicted for an offense arising
out of separate conduct;
``(E) the number of such cases involving a
defendant serving a term of probation for a conviction
for an offense arising out of separate conduct;
``(F) the number of such cases involving a
defendant released on parole for a conviction for an
offense arising out of separate conduct; and
``(G) the number of such cases involving a
defendant currently or previously enrolled on the
National Sex Offender Registry.
``(7) For cases involving a covered offense that resulted
in a conviction of the defendant at trial--
``(A) the number of such cases by each initial
charge referred for prosecution;
``(B) the number of such cases involving a
defendant previously arrested for an offense arising
out of separate conduct;
``(C) the number of such cases involving a
defendant previously convicted for an offense arising
out of separate conduct;
``(D) the number of such cases involving a
defendant serving a term of probation for a conviction
for an offense arising out of separate conduct;
``(E) the number of such cases involving a
defendant released on parole for a conviction for an
offense arising out of separate conduct;
``(F) the number of such cases involving a
defendant currently or previously enrolled on the
National Sex Offender Registry;
``(G) the prosecutor's sentencing recommendation
and justification; and
``(H) the actual sentence imposed.
``(b) Uniform Standards.--The Attorney General shall define uniform
standards for the reporting of the information required under this
subsection, including the form such reports shall take and the process
by which such reports shall be shared with the Attorney General. The
Attorney General shall require each covered office to report
information segregated by covered offense and organized in distinct
sections reflecting prosecutions, bail conditions, plea agreements, and
sentencing outcomes for each such offense.
``(c) Submission to Judiciary Committees.--The Attorney General
shall submit the information received under this subsection to the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives and shall publish such
information on a publicly viewable website.
``(d) Covered Offense Defined.--In this subsection, the term
`covered offense' means any of the following, and includes any attempt
or conspiracy to commit any of the following:
``(1) Rape.
``(2) Sexual assault.
``(3) Domestic violence.
``(4) Domestic abuse or spousal abuse.
``(5) Production, possession, sale, or distribution of
child sex abuse materials or child pornography.
``(6) Child abuse and neglect.
``(7) Sexual abuse or aggravated sexual abuse.
``(8) Child sexual abuse.
``(9) Forcible sodomy.
``(10) Murder or manslaughter committed before, during, or
after a sex offense.
``(11) Incest.
``(12) Burglary with intent to commit a sex offense.
``(13) Voyeurism or video voyeurism.
``(14) Solicitation of a minor to engage in sexual conduct.
``(15) Solicitation of a minor to engage in or practice
prostitution.
``(16) Endangering the welfare of a child.
``(17) Sexual exploitation of a minor.
``(18) Nonconsensual distribution of intimate images.
``(19) Sex trafficking.
``(e) Covered Office Defined.--In this section, the term `covered
office' means any of the following:
``(1) The attorney general's office or substantively
similar office of a State, Territory, or tribal jurisdiction.
``(2) The office of a subdivision of a State, territory, or
Tribal jurisdiction responsible for prosecution, including a
district attorney's office, state's attorney office, county
attorney's office, city attorney's office or solicitor's
office.
``(f) Penalties for Noncompliance.--Beginning in the first fiscal
year after the effective date of this section, the following shall
apply:
``(1) If the chief executive of a covered office required
to submit a report under this section fails to submit the
required report, the Attorney General shall withhold not less
than 25 percent and not more than 50 percent of funds otherwise
allocable to that office under this part for the following
fiscal year.
``(2) If the Attorney General determines that a covered
office has declined to prosecute more than one-half of the
total number of cases referred to it for prosecution of a
covered offense during the preceding fiscal year, the Attorney
General may--
``(A) require that office to submit a corrective
action plan addressing prosecutorial practices and
criteria for case declinations;
``(B) condition continued grants under this part on
implementation of the corrective plan; and
``(C) in cases of repeated noncompliance or failure
to implement such a plan, reduce or suspend future
grant eligibility for that office for a period not to
exceed two fiscal years.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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