To amend section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, to raise the mandatory minimum of years of imprisonment for engaging in the trafficking of any persons under the age of 18.
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Introduced
Latest Action · September 20, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4416-4417)
This bill amends federal law to increase criminal penalties for human trafficking of minors under age 18. Currently, traffickers of children face a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison, but this legislation raises that minimum to 25 years or life imprisonment. The bill affects anyone convicted of trafficking children under 18 within U.S. jurisdictions. There is no specific funding mechanism or implementation timeline included in the legislation, as it simply modifies existing criminal sentencing requirements that would take effect upon passage.
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