Holding Child Predators Accountable Act
Sponsored By: Representative Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
Introduced
Summary
Would impose mandatory death or life imprisonment for federal possession-related child pornography offenses. The Holding Child Predators Accountable Act would replace penalties tied to prior convictions with a mandatory sentence of death or life imprisonment for possession, attempt, or conspiracy involving obscene, exploitation, or pornography material under 18 U.S.C. 1466A, 2252, and 2252A.
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- People convicted of possessing obscene child pornography under 18 U.S.C. 1466A would face a mandatory sentence of death or life imprisonment.
- People who possess, attempt, or conspire to possess exploitation material under 18 U.S.C. 2252 or pornography material under 18 U.S.C. 2252A would also face a mandatory sentence of death or life imprisonment.
- The bill would remove reliance on prior-conviction enhancements and instead set death or life imprisonment as the penalty for the listed possession-related offenses.
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Life-or-death penalties for child porn offenses
If enacted, this would set the punishment for certain federal child sexual exploitation material crimes at death or life in prison, plus a fine. It would apply to offenses covered by three federal laws, including attempts and conspiracies. It would remove prior-conviction enhancement tiers and apply the same penalty structure in those cases. The text in this section includes no phase-in or sunset.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
FL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
IL • R
Sponsored 1/14/2025
Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/15/2025
Stutzman
IN • R
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Roll Call Votes
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