HR 7955 · 118th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Holding Child Predators Accountable Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.(2024-04-11)
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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7955 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7955 To increase penalties for child pornography. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 11, 2024 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 increase penalties for child pornography. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Holding Child Predators Accountable Act''. SEC. 2. POSSESSION OF CHILD PORN. (a) Obscenity.--Section 1466A of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 2252A(b)(1), including the penalties provided for cases involving a prior conviction'' and inserting ``shall be fined and punished by death or imprisoned for life''; and (2) in subsection (b), by s…
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