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HR8611119th Congress

Logan's Law

Sponsored By: Representative Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]

Introduced

Summary

A public, searchable database of violent criminal convictions would be created to make conviction records widely accessible and to improve nationwide sharing of criminal history.

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  • Families and communities would get free online access to records that can be searched by name, address, date of birth, sex, race, nationality, citizenship, type of conviction, probation status, whether the case ended in a plea or a trial, the sentencing judge and prosecutor, and fines and prison terms. Records would be updated at least quarterly.
  • People convicted of offenses punishable by more than 180 days that involve or risk the use of physical force would be included, but convictions that are expunged, vacated, set aside, legally inoperative, or fully pardoned would be excluded and must be removed when they no longer qualify.
  • States that receive Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funds would need to submit qualifying conviction data within 180 days and on an ongoing basis or risk losing those funds. The Attorney General could redirect those funds to local governments and must report within 180 days on current record sharing, barriers, and recommendations to improve nationwide criminal history sharing.

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Public database of violent convictions

If enacted, the bill would require the Attorney General to build a free, public "Violent Criminal Offender Database" within 180 days after enactment. The Database would include Federal and State records of qualifying convictions and be updated at least quarterly. It would be searchable by name, address, date of birth, sex, race, nationality, citizenship status, conviction type, probation status including revocations, sentence details, plea or trial result, sentencing judge, and prosecuting office. Convictions that are expunged, vacated, set aside, legally inoperative, or fully pardoned would be removed from the Database, and the public must be informed the Database exists.

States must share conviction data or lose funds

If enacted, each State that gets Byrne JAG grant money would have to submit, within 180 days and ongoing, all State and local data on qualifying convictions needed for the Database. The Attorney General would not send Byrne JAG funds to any State that fails to comply. The Attorney General could, at their discretion, redirect amounts that would have gone to a noncompliant State directly to units of local government in that State, in addition to other grants already required to go directly to local governments.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]

SC • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 4/30/2026

  • Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 4/30/2026

  • Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 4/30/2026

  • Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 4/30/2026

  • Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 5/13/2026

  • Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 6/2/2026

  • Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 6/9/2026

  • Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 6/9/2026

  • Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 6/10/2026

  • Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 6/23/2026

  • Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 6/24/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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