Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8061
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Introduced: 2022-06-14
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill eliminates the statute of limitations for a minor victim of a human trafficking offense or federal sex offense to file a civil action to recover damages.<br> </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8061 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2022 Ms. Ross (for herself, Mr. Swalwell , Mr. Reschenthaler , and Ms. Salazar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022 . 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 a complaint commencing an action under this section. . 3. 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.