[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7957 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7957

           To increase penalties for crimes against children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 11, 2024

  Mrs. Luna (for herself and Mrs. Miller of Illinois) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
           To increase penalties for crimes against children.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Repeat Child Sex Offenders Act''.

SEC. 2. SEX TRAFFICKING.

    (a) Transportation Generally.--Subsection (a) of section 2421 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``or imprisoned 
not more than 10 years, or both'' and inserting ``and punished by death 
or imprisoned for life''.
    (b) Promotion or Facilitation.--Section 2421A of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``imprisoned for not 
        more than 10 years, or both'' and inserting ``and punished by 
        death or imprisoned for life''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), in the continuation text following 
        paragraph (2), by striking ``imprisoned for not more than 25 
        years, or both'' and inserting ``and punished by death or 
        imprisoned for life''.
    (c) Coercion and Enticement.--Section 2422 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``or imprisoned not more 
        than 20 years, or both'' and inserting ``and punished by death 
        or imprisoned for life''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``imprisoned not less 
        than 10 years or for life'' and inserting ``punished by death 
        or imprisoned for life''.
    (d) Sex Trafficking of Children.--Section 1591 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``by a fine under 
                this title and imprisonment for any term of years not 
                less than 15 or for life'' and inserting ``shall be 
                fined under this title and punished by death or 
                imprisoned for life''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``by a fine under 
                this title and imprisonment for not less than 10 years 
                or for life'' and inserting ``shall be fined under this 
                title and punished by death or imprisoned for life''; 
                and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``shall be fined under 
        this title, imprisoned for a term not to exceed 25 years, or 
        both'' and inserting ``shall be fined under this title and 
        punished by death or imprisoned for life''.

SEC. 3. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2423 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``imprisoned not less 
        than 10 years or for life'' and inserting ``punished by death 
        or imprisoned for life'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``or imprisoned not more 
        than 30 years, or both'' and inserting ``and punished by death 
        or imprisoned for life'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``or imprisoned not more 
        than 30 years, or both'' and inserting ``and punished by death 
        or imprisoned for life''; and
            (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``imprisoned for not 
        more than 30 years, or both'' and inserting ``and punished by 
        death or imprisoned for life''.
    (b) Repeat Offenders.--Section 2426(a) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``be 3 times the term of imprisonment 
otherwise provided by this chapter'' and inserting ``be punished by 
death or imprisoned for life''.

SEC. 4. EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN.

    Subsection (e) of section 2423 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Ancillary Offenses.--Whoever, for the purpose of commercial 
advantage or private financial gain, arranges, induces, procures, or 
facilitates the travel of a person knowing that such a person is 
traveling in interstate commerce or foreign commerce with intent to 
engage in any illicit sexual conduct shall be fined under this title 
and punished by death or imprisoned for life.''.

SEC. 5. SELLING CHILDREN.

    Section 2251A(a) is amended by striking ``punished by imprisonment 
for not less than 30 years or'' and inserting ``punished by death or''.

SEC. 6. SEXUAL ABUSE.

    (a) Aggravated Sexual Abuse.--Section 2241(c) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``imprisoned for not less than 30 
years or for life'' and inserting ``punished by death or imprisoned for 
life''.
    (b) Sexual Abuse of a Minor.--Section 2243 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the continuation text following 
        paragraph (2), by striking ``shall be fined under this title, 
        imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both'' and inserting 
        ``shall be fined under this title and punished by death or 
        imprisoned for life'';
            (2) in subsection (b), in the continuation text following 
        paragraph (2), by striking ``shall be fined under this title, 
        imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both'' and inserting 
        ``shall be fined under this title and punished by death or 
        imprisoned for life''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``shall be fined under 
        this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both'' and 
        inserting ``shall be fined under this title and punished by 
        death or imprisoned for life''.
    (c) Abusive Sexual Contact.--Section 2244 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``shall be fined 
                under this title, imprisoned not more than two years, 
                or both'' and inserting ``shall be fined under this 
                title and punished by death or imprisoned for life'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``shall be fined 
                under this title, imprisoned not more than two years, 
                or both'' and inserting ``shall be fined under this 
                title and punished by death or imprisoned for life'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``shall be fined 
                under this title and imprisoned for any term of years 
                or for life'' and inserting ``shall be fined under this 
                title and punished by death or imprisoned for life''; 
                and
                    (D) in paragraph (6), by striking ``shall be fined 
                under this title, imprisoned not more than two years, 
                or both'' and inserting ``shall be fined under this 
                title and punished by death or imprisoned for life''; 
                and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``the maximum term of 
        imprisonment that may be imposed for the offense shall be twice 
        that otherwise provided in this section'' and inserting ``shall 
        be fined under this title and punished by death or imprisoned 
        for life''.
    (d) Offenses Resulting in Death.--Section 2245(a) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``shall be punished by death 
or imprisoned for any term of years or for life'' and inserting ``shall 
be fined under this title and punished by death or imprisoned for 
life''.
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