Search Results: keywords:"sexual abuse"

  • 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.

  • 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...

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    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. 9047 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct with respect to minors.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,569

    H. R. 9047 aims to amend specific sections of title 18 of the United States Code related to crimes involving kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct against minors. The bill introduces stricter legal definitions and penalties, such as forbidding the defense that a minor victim...

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    H. R. 9047 is a plan to make kidnap and bad touch rules for kids tougher, saying a kid can't say yes unless they're 16 or older. It also adds rules for travel and punishes those who touch kids inappropriately.