[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8587 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8587 To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the scope of the penalty for crimes against children. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 31, 2024 Mr. Lawler (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Tenney, Mr. D'Esposito, and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the scope of the penalty for crimes against children. 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 `` Paula Bohovesky and Joan D'Alessandro Act''. SEC. 2. DEATH OR IMPRISONMENT FOR CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN. Section 3559(d)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``14 years'' the following: ``or if the victim has not attained the age of 18 years if the charge involved a sexual offense''. <all>