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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6982

Congress requires big-city prosecutors to report sex and domestic violence case decisions or risk grant cuts

Preventing Prosecutors from Protecting Predators Act of 2026

2 months ago·View on Congress.gov

Legislative Progress

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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.
Criminal JusticeCivil RightsConsumer Protection

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(1)
Criminal Record
Neutral

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Jan 8, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 8, 2026

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

After the bill becomes law; likely before the first required annual reports are due

Justice Department sets the “uniform standards” and the reporting format for prosecutor offices

Prosecutor offices will learn exactly what data they must track (by offense, bail, plea deals, trials, and sentences) and how to submit it

First fiscal year after the effective date

Covered prosecutor offices start collecting and organizing the required data for the prior fiscal year

Offices may update case management systems, change coding, or assign staff time so they can report declinations, bail requests, dismissals, and outcomes in the required way

After annual reports are received each year

Justice Department sends the compiled information to House and Senate Judiciary Committees and posts it online

Advocates, journalists, and the public can compare declination rates, plea outcomes, bail practices, and sentencing patterns across large jurisdictions that take these grants

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.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

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