117 S3103 RS: Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 20212022 U.S. Senate 2021-10-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IICalendar No. 276117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3103IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESOctober 28, 2021Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Ossoff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryFebruary 17, 2022Reported by Mr. Durbin, with amendmentsOmit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italicA BILLTo amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate the statute of limitations for the filing of a civil claim for any person who, while a minor, was a victim of a violation of section 1589, 1590, 1591, 2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, or 2423 of such title.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 20212022.

2.

Elimination of the statute of limitations

Section 2255 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:(b)

Statute of limitations

There shall be no time limit for the filing of anya complaint commencing an action commenced under this section..

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Effective date; applicability

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall—(1)take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and(2)apply to—(A)any claim or action that, as of the date described in paragraph (1), would not have been barred under section 2255(b) of title 18, United States Code, as it read on the day before the date of enactment of this Act; and(B)any claim or action arising after the date of enactment of this Act.

February 17, 2022Reported with amendments