Bill · H.R. 393· House(119-HR-393)
No Repeat Child Sex Offenders Act
- Introduced
- 1/14/2025
- Last activity
- 1/14/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Anna Paulina Luna
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "No Repeat Child Sex Offenders Act" aims to increase penalties for various crimes against children. This bill amends several sections of title 18 of the United States Code regarding sex trafficking, the transportation of minors, and the exploitation of children. It also targets the selling of children and various forms of sexual abuse. The primary change involves replacing existing prison terms or fines with punishments of death or life imprisonment.
Yes
Would children be better off under this?+7
The bill significantly increases penalties for sex trafficking and the exploitation of minors.
Does this shorten or soften prison sentences?+5
The bill significantly increases criminal penalties to life imprisonment or death for crimes against children.
The opposite
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?-3
The bill expands the range of capital offenses, which impacts the application of due process in sentencing.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Sex Trafficking Penalties: The bill increases penalties for transportation, promotion, facilitation, coercion, enticement, and the sex trafficking of children to death or life imprisonment (Section 2).
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Transportation of Minors: Penalties for the transportation of minors, including provisions for repeat offenders, are increased to death or life imprisonment (Section 3).
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Exploitation and Selling of Children: The bill increases penalties for arranging or facilitating travel for illicit sexual conduct to death or life imprisonment, and increases penalties for selling children to death (Section 4 and Section 5).
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Sexual Abuse Penalties: Penalties for aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse of a minor, and abusive sexual contact are increased to death or life imprisonment (Section 6).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Increased Penalty Severity: Many crimes that previously carried specific years of imprisonment or fines are being changed to face the death penalty or life imprisonment (Section 2, Section 3, Section 4, Section 5, and Section 6).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+7
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Criminal Sentencing Reform+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Due Process-3
- 1/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/14/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Brandon GillRepublican · Texas
Mary MillerRepublican · Illinois