Search Results: keywords:"aggravated sexual abuse"

  • H. R. 9016 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for enhanced punishments for offenders who commit sexual abuse while unlawfully present in the United States.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:485

    H.R. 9016, titled the “Justice for American Women and Children Act of 2024,” aims to change the penal code (title 18, United States Code) to impose stricter punishments on individuals who commit sexual abuse while in the United States illegally. The bill proposes amendments...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 9016 is a bill that suggests making the rules stricter for people who break the law by hurting others in a very bad way if they are not supposed to be in the United States. It even says these people could face the most serious punishment, which is the death penalty.

  • H. R. 7956 — To require mandatory minimums for sexual abuse.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:273

    H. R. 7956 seeks to establish mandatory minimum sentences for those convicted of sexual abuse. The bill proposes amendments to sections of the United States Code, increasing the minimum sentence for aggravated sexual abuse to at least 30 years in prison, and similarly setting...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 7956 is a bill that wants to make sure people who commit really bad crimes like sexual abuse have to go to jail for at least 30 years. This means if they do something wrong, they will have to spend a long time in prison as punishment.