Children's Safety Act of 2005

The Children’s Safety Act of 2005 (H.R. 3132) was a comprehensive legislative proposal designed to overhaul how the United States tracks and penalizes sex offenders and those who commit crimes against children. The bill sought to create a standardized national sex offender registration system, requiring offenders to register in every jurisdiction where they live, work, or attend school, while mandating that states maintain public, searchable websites with this information.

For everyday citizens, the bill’s primary impact would have been increased public access to offender data and stricter monitoring of individuals convicted of crimes against minors. It proposed "Jessica Lunsford Address Verification" to require monthly or quarterly residency checks for registered offenders and established the "Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website" to allow citizens to search for offenders nationwide through a single portal. Additionally, the bill sought to increase mandatory minimum sentences for various federal crimes against children and expanded the collection of DNA samples from individuals arrested or detained under federal authority.