[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2726 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2726

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the scope of the 
                  penalty for crimes against children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 8, 2025

  Mr. Lawler (for himself, Mr. Stauber, Ms. Tenney, and Mr. Davis of 
 North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 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 conviction involved a sexual 
offense''.
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