Justice for Rape Survivors Act

Bill: 119-hr-395
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2025-01-14
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Justice for Rape Survivors Act</strong></p><p>This bill&nbsp;establishes a 30-year statutory mandatory minimum prison term for the following federal sexual abuse offenses:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>causing another person to engage in a sexual act by using force against that person or by threatening or placing that person in fear,</li><li>engaging in or attempting to engage in a sexual act with another person by rendering the other person unconscious or intoxicated,</li><li>causing or attempting to cause another person to engage in a sexual act by threatening or placing that person in fear,</li><li>engaging or attempting to engage in a sexual act if the other person is incapacitated, and</li><li>engaging or attempting to engage in a sexual act without the other person's consent.&nbsp;</li></ul>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 395 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2025 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 require mandatory minimums for sexual abuse.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Rape Survivors Act . 2. Mandatory minimums for sexual abuse (a) Aggravated sexual abuse Section 2241 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking imprisoned for any term of years or life, and inserting imprisoned for not less than 30 years or for life, ; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking imprisoned for any term of years or life, and inserting imprisoned for not less than 30 years or for life, . (b) Sexual abuse Section 2242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking imprisoned for any term of years or for life and inserting imprisoned for not less than 30 years or for life .