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H.R. 394

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 394, the Holding Child Predators Accountable Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 14, 2025 by Rep. Anna Luna (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 394 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb394/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 394 IH: Holding Child Predators Accountable Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-14
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 394  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Holding Child Predators Accountable Act  .
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.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-14
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To increase penalties for child pornography.

Sponsors

Rep. Anna Luna (R) sponsors H.R. 394, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 394 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 14, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 394 has taken 2 actions since Jan 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 14, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 14, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 394 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 394 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Holding Child Predators Accountable Act — Display Title
  • To increase penalties for child pornography. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Holding Child Predators Accountable Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 394 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 394’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr394/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 394 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Crimes against children to Pornography.

hr394/subjects.txt
Crimes against childrenCriminal procedure and sentencingPornography

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 394, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. LUNA:H.R. 394.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H149]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com