# 119-hr-7857: No Escaping Justice Act of 2026

119-hr-7857, No Escaping Justice Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7857
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Escaping Justice Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would target foreign persons tied to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking enterprise with sanctions and a new naming-and-reporting process.** The bill would require the President to identify people credibly linked to severe trafficking or to efforts to conceal, finance, or profit from that enterprise and to use financial and visa tools against them. - Victims: The unclassified report must protect victim privacy and safety and may include a classified annex to hold sensitive details. - Foreign persons: The President would be able to block assets under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for property in or controlled from the United States. Those named would be inadmissible to the U.S., ineligible for visas or entry, and any current visas would be revoked. - Reporting and evidence: The President would have 90 days after enactment and then annual reports for five years, consulting State, Treasury, and the Attorney General. Credible information can come from U.S. agencies, courts, foreign governments, credible NGOs, and Epstein-related records, but a name in those records alone is not sufficient.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Presidential reports and congressional oversight: benefit, low. If enacted, the President would have to identify and report to Congress each foreign person the President finds, based on credible information, knowingly involved in listed trafficking or related concealment. The first report would be due within 90 days of enactment and then every year for five yea…
- Process to remove sanctions: benefit, low. If enacted, the President would have to end sanctions for a foreign person and report that to Congress if the President finds one of three things: the person did not engage in the conduct; the person was prosecuted, served the sentence, and took steps to fix harm; or the person showed real behavior…
- Block assets and bar entry for foreigners: cost, low. If enacted, the President would be able to block property and interests in property of foreign people tied to the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking enterprise. The blocking would apply to assets in the United States, assets that come into the United States, or assets controlled by U.S. persons. The Secre…
- President can waive sanctions: mixed, low. If enacted, the President would be able to waive the Act's sanctions for a named foreign person when the President determines the waiver is in the national interest. A waiver could also be used if applying sanctions would interfere with authorized U.S. intelligence, law enforcement, or national sec…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-8839: Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-7857 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7857)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-8839: Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8839)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7857 (as of 2026-04-21).