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Amends section 920b(a) of title 10, United States Code (article 120b(a) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) by inserting additional language after the existing text (the text to be inserted is not provided in this section).
Strikes "shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less than 30 years or for life" and inserts "shall be punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life and by a fine under this title".
Strikes "shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both" and inserts "shall be punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life, by a fine under this title, or by both".
In paragraph (a)(3), strikes "shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than two years, or both" and inserts "shall be punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life, by a fine under this title, or by both".
Strikes the final "or" at the end of paragraph (1), redesignates paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and inserts new paragraph (2) reading: "an offense described in section 2241, section 2243, or section 2244 against a child; or".
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced February 25, 2026 by Nancy Mace · Last progress February 25, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House