Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6982
Preventing Prosecutors from Protecting Predators Act of 2026
Congress requires big-city prosecutors to report sex and domestic violence case decisions or risk grant cuts
Legislative Progress
House
Key Points
- Prosecutor offices in areas with 100,000+ people that get certain federal anti-violence grants would have to send yearly reports to the U.S. Attorney General.
- Reports would track how many serious sex and domestic violence cases were referred, how many were not charged, and the reasons prosecutors gave for not moving forward.
- The reports would also include bail decisions and what happened after release (like rearrest or missing court), plus outcomes like pleas, trials, dismissals, and sentences.
- The Attorney General would set one standard format for everyone, send the data to Congress, and post it on a public website.
- Offices that don’t file the report could lose 25% to 50% of their grant money, and offices that decline to prosecute over half of referrals could face corrective plans or reduced grants.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
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Jan 8, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 8, 2026
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Preventing Prosecutors from Protecting Predators Act of 2026
Bill NumberHR 6982
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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