Stop Human Trafficking in School Zones Act

Stop Human Trafficking in School Zones Act

This bill establishes an enhanced penalty—an additional prison term of up to five years—for certain human trafficking offenses and sex offenses involving minors that occur within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a school, school-sponsored activity, playground, or public housing facility; or within 100 feet of certain other places where children gather (e.g., a youth center or swimming pool). The additional prison term must be served consecutively with the prison term imposed for the underlying offense.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 30 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 30

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the punishment for 
      certain offenses involving children, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2023

 Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the punishment for 
      certain offenses involving children, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Stop Human Trafficking in School 
Zones Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED PUNISHMENT FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES INVOLVING CHILDREN.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2251A the following:
``Sec. 2251B. Offenses involving children
    ``(a) Offense.--Any person who commits a felony offense involving a 
minor under section 1201, 1466A, 1470, 1591, 1594, 2241, 2242, 2243, 
2244, 2245, 2251, 2251A, 2260, 2421, 2422, 2423, or 2425, within 1,000 
feet of the real property comprising a public or private elementary, 
vocational, or secondary school or a public or private college, junior 
college, or university, school-sponsored activity, or a playground, or 
housing facility owned by a public housing authority, or within 100 
feet of a public or private youth center, public park, public 
playground, public swimming pool, or video arcade facility, shall be 
sentenced to a term of imprisonment of up to 5 years in addition to the 
imprisonment imposed for the offense under that provision. The sentence 
imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any sentence imposed 
for the offense under that provision.
    ``(b) Minor Defined.--In this section, the term `minor' means an 
individual who has not attained 18 years of age.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 110 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 2251A the following new item:

``2251B. Offenses involving children.''.
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