Bill stops putting released sex offenders in the same rural areas.
H.R. 10181 — Stop Predator Dumping Act · Filed by George Whitesides (D-CA) · Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
States must make rules about where released sex offenders can live. No two can live within 10 miles of each other. Large counties cannot put more than 25 percent in one area. The Justice Department will study the problem and give money to states that follow these rules.
Who it affects
Rural and poor areas get help from too many released sex offenders in one place. All areas share the job of watching released sex offenders fairly.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say what states must do if they cannot find enough places to house offenders.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- released sex offenders — People who finished their prison time for sex crimes and left prison.
- Justice Department — The federal agency that enforces laws and helps states with crime issues.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,337 characters) on Sep 7, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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