Just which amendment to the constitution allows the feds to regulate sex offenders? there isn't one? so this law is unconstitutional! Original Article Senate passes crackdown on sex offenders Associated Press May. 5, 2006 12:00 AM WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday passed legislation to set mandatory minimum sentences for people convicted of sex crimes against children and set up a database linking state lists of sex offenders. The Senate approved the bill, sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. The House passed a similar measure in March as part of a broader crime bill. The bills, which differ on matters including courthouse security, hate crimes and juvenile sex offenders, must be reconciled before the bill is ready for President Bush's signature. Both bills would create a national database to link individually managed state Web sites that track sex offenders. Members of the public would be able to search all of the states' data. The bill also would require convicted sex offenders to register their whereabouts every month, in person, and would upgrade failure to comply from a misdemeanor to a felony.