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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7957 

To increase penalties for crimes against children. 

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 

A BILL 

To increase penalties for crimes against children. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Repeat Child Sex 

5 Offenders Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SEX TRAFFICKING. 

7 (a) TRANSPORTATION GENERALLY.—Subsection (a) 

8 of section 2421 of title 18, United States Code, is amend9 ed by striking ‘‘or imprisoned not more than 10 years, 

10 or both’’ and inserting ‘‘and punished by death or impris11 oned for life’’. 


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1 (b) PROMOTION OR FACILITATION.—Section 2421A 

2 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘imprisoned 

4 for not more than 10 years, or both’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘and punished by death or imprisoned for life’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (b), in the continuation text 

7 following paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘imprisoned for 

8 not more than 25 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘and 

9 punished by death or imprisoned for life’’. 

10 (c) COERCION AND ENTICEMENT.—Section 2422 of 

11 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or impris13 oned not more than 20 years, or both’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘and punished by death or imprisoned for life’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘imprisoned 

16 not less than 10 years or for life’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘punished by death or imprisoned for life’’. 

18 (d) SEX TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN.—Section 1591 

19 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (b)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘by a 

22 fine under this title and imprisonment for any 

23 term of years not less than 15 or for life’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘shall be fined under this title and 

25 punished by death or imprisoned for life’’; and 


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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘by a 

2 fine under this title and imprisonment for not 

3 less than 10 years or for life’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘shall be fined under this title and punished by 

5 death or imprisoned for life’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘shall be fined 

7 under this title, imprisoned for a term not to exceed 

8 25 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be fined 

9 under this title and punished by death or imprisoned 

10 for life’’. 

11 SEC. 3. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2423 of title 18, United 

13 States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘imprisoned 

15 not less than 10 years or for life’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘punished by death or imprisoned for life’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or impris18 oned not more than 30 years, or both’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘and punished by death or imprisoned for life’’; 

20 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or imprisoned 

21 not more than 30 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘and 

22 punished by death or imprisoned for life’’; and 

23 (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘imprisoned 

24 for not more than 30 years, or both’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘and punished by death or imprisoned for life’’. 


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1 (b) REPEAT OFFENDERS.—Section 2426(a) of title 

2 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘be 3 

3 times the term of imprisonment otherwise provided by this 

4 chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘be punished by death or impris5 oned for life’’. 

6 SEC. 4. EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN. 

7 Subsection (e) of section 2423 of title 18, United 

8 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(e) ANCILLARY OFFENSES.—Whoever, for the pur10 pose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, 

11 arranges, induces, procures, or facilitates the travel of a 

12 person knowing that such a person is traveling in inter13 state commerce or foreign commerce with intent to engage 

14 in any illicit sexual conduct shall be fined under this title 

15 and punished by death or imprisoned for life.’’. 

16 SEC. 5. SELLING CHILDREN. 

17 Section 2251A(a) is amended by striking ‘‘punished 

18 by imprisonment for not less than 30 years or’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘punished by death or’’. 

20 SEC. 6. SEXUAL ABUSE. 

21 (a) AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE.—Section 2241(c) 

22 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘imprisoned for not less than 30 years or for life’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘punished by death or imprisoned for life’’. 


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1 (b) SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR.—Section 2243 of 

2 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a), in the continuation text 

4 following paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘shall be fined 

5 under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, 

6 or both’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be fined under this 

7 title and punished by death or imprisoned for life’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b), in the continuation text 

9 following paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘shall be fined 

10 under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, 

11 or both’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be fined under this 

12 title and punished by death or imprisoned for life’’; 

13 and 

14 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘shall be fined 

15 under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, 

16 or both’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be fined under this 

17 title and punished by death or imprisoned for life’’. 

18 (c) ABUSIVE SEXUAL CONTACT.—Section 2244 of 

19 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘shall be 

22 fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 

23 two years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be 

24 fined under this title and punished by death or 

25 imprisoned for life’’; 


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1 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘shall be 

2 fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 

3 two years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be 

4 fined under this title and punished by death or 

5 imprisoned for life’’; 

6 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘shall be 

7 fined under this title and imprisoned for any 

8 term of years or for life’’ and inserting ‘‘shall 

9 be fined under this title and punished by death 

10 or imprisoned for life’’; and 

11 (D) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘shall be 

12 fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 

13 two years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be 

14 fined under this title and punished by death or 

15 imprisoned for life’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the maximum 

17 term of imprisonment that may be imposed for the 

18 offense shall be twice that otherwise provided in this 

19 section’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be fined under this title 

20 and punished by death or imprisoned for life’’. 

21 (d) OFFENSES RESULTING IN DEATH.—Section 

22 2245(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘shall be punished by death or imprisoned for any 

24 term of years or for life’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be fined 


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1 under this title and punished by death or imprisoned for 

2 life’’. 

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