Justice for American Women and Children Act of 2024
H.R. 9016118th Congress

Justice for American Women and Children Act of 2024

Introduced in the HouseRep. Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5)10 sections · 1 min read
Version: ih · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Justice for American Women and Children Act of 2024.

(a) Aggravated sexual abuse

Section 2241 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph (2), by inserting, except as otherwise provided in this section, before be fined under this title;

(2) in subsection (b), in the matter following paragraph (2)(B), by inserting, except as otherwise provided in this section, before be fined under this title;

(3) in subsection (c), by inserting, except as otherwise provided in this section, before be fined under this title; and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

(e) Unlawfully present offenders

Whoever commits an offense under this section while present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act) may be sentenced to death.

(b) Aggravated sexual abuse

Section 2242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter following paragraph (3)—

(1) by inserting, except as otherwise provided in this section, before be fined under this title; and

(2) by adding at the end the following: Whoever commits an offense under this section while unlawfully present in the United States/NOTE: present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act) may be sentenced to death..

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