Safe Shelters Act of 2024
HR 10398, the Safe Shelters Act of 2024, prohibits sex offenders required to register under federal law from using emergency shelters not specifically designated for them. Covered sex offenders must immediately notify shelter staff of their registration status if entering an undesignated shelter, and shelter operators must then provide information about designated shelters and the prohibition. The bill directs FEMA to designate specific federal buildings or prisons as emergency shelters exclusively for these offenders during disasters, with lists of available facilities to be provided by GSA and the Bureau of Prisons within 180 days. Violating the notification or shelter use rules carries penalties of fines, up to 5 years in prison, or both.
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Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 12, 2024
Last action Dec 12, 2024
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Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Dec 12, 2024
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