Sheila Jackson Lee Stop Human Trafficking in School Zones Act
This bill increases penalties for certain crimes involving minors near schools. It adds a mandatory 5-year prison term (to run consecutively with other sentences) when offenders knowingly commit human trafficking, coercion, sexual abuse, child exploitation, or related offenses against minors who are:
- Enrolled in school and present within a school zone or within 1,000 feet of school activities, or
- Enrolled in a college/university and on or within 1,000 feet of campus.
The bill amends multiple sections of the U.S. Code (including trafficking, sexual abuse, and exploitation laws) to apply these enhanced penalties specifically in school-related settings, as defined by existing education laws. It directly affects offenders of these crimes who target minors in or near educational environments.
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Nov 2024
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Introduced Nov 21, 2024
Last action Nov 21, 2024
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Nov 21, 2024
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Nov 21, 2024
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1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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