Dick Zimmer, N.J. Congressman Who Sponsored Megan’s Law, Dies at 81 NYT Par :Michael S. Rosenwald 3 janvier 2026 à 00:46 The landmark legislation, a response to the rape and murder of a New Jersey child, required states to disclose where convicted sex-offenders live. © Laura Patterson/CQ Roll Call, via Associated Press ImagesRepresentative Dick Zimmer, second from left, during a House hearing in 1996. His legislation targeting sex offenders was passed unanimously by the House and Senate and signed into law by President Bill Clinton that year.