Search Results: keywords:"life imprisonment"

  • H. R. 7957 — To increase penalties for crimes against children.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,497

    The bill titled H. R. 7957, known as the "No Repeat Child Sex Offenders Act," seeks to impose harsher penalties for crimes against children. It amends various sections of the United States Code to replace existing terms of imprisonment with mandatory life imprisonment or the...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make the punishment for hurting kids much stricter by saying people who do these bad things should stay in jail forever or get an even tougher penalty, to help stop them from doing it again.

  • S. 3859 — An Act To ensure that homicides can be prosecuted under Federal law without regard to the time elapsed between the act or omission that caused the death of the victim and the death itself.
    Status:Engrossed in Senate
    Words:548

    S. 3859, titled the “Justice for Murder Victims Act,” aims to ensure that homicides can be prosecuted under federal law regardless of how much time has passed between the act that caused a person's death and the death itself. The bill specifies that there is no maximum time...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 3859 is a new rule that says if someone does something bad that eventually causes someone else to die, they can get in trouble even if a long time has passed. But, if more than a year and a day go by, they can't get the most severe punishment.

  • H. R. 7955 — To increase penalties for child pornography.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:410

    H.R. 7955, titled the “Holding Child Predators Accountable Act”, seeks to increase the penalties for crimes related to child pornography in the United States. The bill proposes amendments to sections of Title 18 of the United States Code, making it punishable...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7955 is a new rule that wants to make punishments much stricter for people who do bad things with pictures or videos of children. If someone is caught doing this, they could go to jail forever or even face the death penalty.