Preventing Prosecutors from Protecting Predators Act of 2026
This bill requires prosecutors in jurisdictions with 100,000+ residents receiving federal funds to submit annual reports on how they handle specific serious crimes, including rape, domestic violence, child sexual abuse, and sex trafficking. The reports must detail case declines, bail decisions, plea agreements, sentencing outcomes, and whether defendants had prior offenses or were on sex offender registries. Prosecutors failing to report face withheld federal funds (25-50% of allocated money), while offices declining over half of eligible cases may need corrective plans. The data will be published publicly to increase transparency about prosecutorial practices for these offenses.
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Introduced Jan 8, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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