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Holding Child Predators Accountable Act
To increase penalties for child pornography.
Summary
This bill amends federal criminal law to increase penalties for child pornography offenses. It modifies three criminal statutes relating to obscene child pornography, child exploitation materials, and child sexual abuse material by replacing existing penalties with a maximum sentence of death or life imprisonment. The changes apply to possession, distribution, and production of child sexual abuse materials under sections 1466A, 2252, and 2252A of title 18 of the U.S. Code. The bill standardizes the penalty framework across these three offenses without changing their underlying definitions.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Anna Paulina Luna’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- RED APPLE GROUP $14,652
- ULINE $13,200
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
- INTERACTIVE BROKERS $9,900
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Anna Paulina Luna → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jan 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 14, 2025
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 striking “shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 2252A(b)(2), including the penalties provided for cases involving a prior conviction” and inserting “shall be fined and punished by death or imprisoned for life”.
(b) Exploitation Material.—Subsection (b) of section 2252 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(b) Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) shall be fined and punished by death or imprisoned for life.”.
(c) Pornography Material.—Subsection (b) of section 2252A of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(b) Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7) of subsection (a) shall be fined and punished by death or imprisoned for life.”. <all>
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