Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that individuals who commit acts of sexual violence against minor children should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Latest action · Apr 6, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 6, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) all sexual relationships between an unmarried minor and an adult should be prosecuted as statutory rape; (2) acts of sexual violence against children, and travel within the United States or abroad to engage in sex trafficking or sexual relationships with minors, should be fully prosecuted; (3) all federal agencies should comply with funding prohibitions regarding prostitution and sex trafficking; (4) acts of sexual violence against male and female minors should not receive disparate treatment; (5) each state should pass a law similar to the Jessica Lunsford Act passed by the state of Florida in 2005; and (6) mandatory minimum sentences should be established for criminal sexual abuse and exploitation offenses.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2006 to Apr 25, 2006, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Apr 25, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2006Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2006Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Child sexual abuse
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Families
- Forced labor
- Government Operations and Politics
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Mandatory sentences
- Minors
- Pleas (Criminal procedure)
- Prosecution
- Prostitution
- Rape
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Sex crimes
- Slavery
- State laws
- Tourism
- Violence
- Women
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- Apr 6, 2006Introduced in House
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