[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10181 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10181

   To establish a national placement framework and grant program to 
 prevent the disproportionate concentration of conditionally released 
          sexually violent predators, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 27, 2026

Mr. Whitesides introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish a national placement framework and grant program to 
 prevent the disproportionate concentration of conditionally released 
          sexually violent predators, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Stop Predator Dumping Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) County governing district.--The term ``county governing 
        district'' means any ward, district, or geographic area 
        represented by a member of the governing body of a county.
            (2) County subdivision.--The term ``county subdivision'' 
        means a subdivision of a county, as delineated by the Bureau of 
        the Census for purposes of the most recent decennial census, 
        including any minor civil division or census county division so 
        delineated, or, in the case of a county not so subdivided, the 
        county itself.
            (3) Covered individual.--The term ``covered individual'' 
        means an individual who has been conditionally released to a 
        residence in the community, pursuant to the law of a covered 
        State, following civil commitment as a sexually violent 
        predator, sexually dangerous person, or comparable designation 
        under such law.
            (4) Covered state.--The term ``covered State'' means a 
        State that has in effect a statute providing for the civil 
        commitment, and subsequent conditional release, of sexually 
        violent predators.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL PLACEMENT FRAMEWORK.

    (a) In General.--Each covered State shall establish and enforce a 
placement framework for covered individuals that satisfies the 
following requirements:
            (1) Distance requirement.--A covered individual may not be 
        placed at a residence located within a 10-mile radius of the 
        residence of any other covered individual, at the same time;
            (2) Sequential placement.--A covered State may not place a 
        covered individual in a county subdivision if there is any 
        other county subdivision within the same county that currently 
        contains a fewer number of covered individuals; and
            (3) Large county cap.--In a county with a total population 
        exceeding 1,000,000, a covered State may not place a covered 
        individual in a county subdivision or county governing district 
        if such placement would result in that subdivision or district 
        containing more than 25 percent of the total covered 
        individuals placed within that county.

SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STUDY AND BEST PRACTICES.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Attorney General shall initiate a comprehensive study on 
the geographic placement of covered individuals within covered States 
upon their conditional release.
    (b) Matters Included.--The study conducted under subsection (a) 
shall examine--
            (1) the demographic and geographic distribution of placed 
        covered individuals;
            (2) the extent to which certain county subdivisions, 
        particularly rural communities or specific regions such as the 
        Antelope Valley in California, bear a disproportionate burden 
        of placements; and
            (3) the systemic factors that lead to the repeated 
        placement or concentration of covered individuals in specific 
        county subdivisions.
    (c) Best Practices and Promulgation.--Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall--
            (1) compile best practices for the equitable geographic 
        distribution of covered individuals to prevent the 
        disproportionate concentration of such individuals in any 
        single county subdivision; and
            (2) promulgate and distribute these best practices to the 
        relevant State agencies of all States.

SEC. 5. SVP BEST PRACTICES IMPLEMENTATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Authorization of Grants.--The Attorney General is authorized to 
award grants to States to assist in the implementation and 
administration of the best practices compiled and promulgated by the 
Attorney General under section 4(c).
    (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, a State shall submit an application to the Attorney General at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Attorney General may require, including a certification that the State 
is actively adopting and integrating the equitable geographic 
distribution best practices described in section 4(c).
    (c) Use of Funds.--A State receiving a grant under this section 
shall use the grant funds to implement, monitor, and enforce State-
level policies that align with the best practices promulgated under 
section 4(c), and for other related administrative or operational costs 
as determined appropriate by the State.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this section such 
sums as may be necessary.
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