Congress funds trauma counseling for sexual abuse survivors in prison.
H.R. 10565 — Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Act · Filed by Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill authorizes $10 million annually (2027–2032) for grants to nonprofit rape crisis counselors to provide emotional support services—crisis intervention, trauma processing, safety planning—to people in prison and jail who have experienced sexual abuse. It also funds $5 million annually for training correctional staff on trauma-informed care, and $2 million annually for a national resource center to share best practices. All funds go to nonprofits and government agencies; no private companies are named beneficiaries.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative mechanism is authorizing federal grants to nonprofit rape crisis counselors and training entities to expand emotional support services in correctional settings. It is a straightforward appropriations authorization with no deregulation, liability shields, or private carve-outs.
What the text implies
- Funding is authorized but not mandatory—appropriations committees must still vote to release the money each year, creating annual uncertainty for nonprofit providers planning multi-year programs.
- The bill does not mandate that correctional facilities accept or implement these services; it only funds providers willing to collaborate with willing facilities, potentially leaving many prisons and jails without coverage.
- No performance metrics or outcome requirements are specified in the text; the resource center is required to collect data on training usage but not on whether emotional support services actually reduce sexual abuse, improve mental health, or reduce recidivism.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Incarcerated people who have experienced sexual abuse gain access to specialized trauma counseling, crisis intervention, and safety planning services that are currently unavailable or severely limited in most correctional facilities. The bill imposes no restrictions on citizens' rights or remedies; it is a pure expansion of support services for a vulnerable population with limited ability to access care.
Who stands to gain
- nonprofit rape crisis and sexual abuse counseling organizations
- nonprofit organizations with correctional training expertise
Named in the bill
Attorney General, Office for Victims of Crime, nonprofit organizations (501(c)(3)), Federal, State, local, and Tribal correctional authorities, correctional facilities and detention centers
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 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.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,806 characters) on Sep 28, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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