Safe Shelters for Survivors Act of 2026

This bill would bar domestic violence shelters and homeless shelters that receive federal funds from providing any service or shelter to people required to register on the National Sex Offender Registry. A shelter that does not comply would lose eligibility for all federal funds in the following fiscal year. Registered sex offenders could not enter or use these shelters except to ask about other shelters, and anyone who enters must immediately tell shelter staff they are registered. A registered sex offender who knowingly breaks these rules could be fined, imprisoned up to 5 years, or both, starting 180 days after the bill becomes law.

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Sponsors

• Nancy Mace Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors