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HR7857119th Congress

No Escaping Justice Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

Introduced

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.

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  • 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.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

Presidential reports and congressional oversight

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 years. "Credible information" sources would include U.S. agencies, courts, foreign governments, multilateral bodies, credible NGOs, and certain Epstein-related records, but a name in those records alone would not be enough. The President would consult State, Treasury, and the Attorney General and must protect victim privacy. Agency heads would brief Congress on implementation when asked, and briefings may be classified. The bill would not change the Justice Department's current duties under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Process to remove sanctions

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 change, cooperated substantially with U.S. authorities, and took verifiable remedial steps. The President would also set up a process so sanctioned people can submit petitions asking to have sanctions ended.

Block assets and bar entry for foreigners

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 Secretary of State would have to revoke current visas and the named foreign people would be inadmissible to the United States. Civil and criminal penalties similar to current emergency economic powers law would apply for violations.

President can waive sanctions

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 security activity. The President would have to notify the appropriate congressional committees and explain the waiver at least 15 days before it takes effect.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

FL • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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