HR7702-119

In Committee

Death Penalty for Child Rapists Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 25, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Death Penalty for Child Rapists Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Defense, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HFE7C9CD45BBF428FBD63EFE2E1C03078: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Death Penalty for Child Rapists Act.
  • Section HC6767C9FEE354E1D85A6076D50ACF7DF: 2. Authorization of death penalty for certain sexual abuse offenses against children Section 2241(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking...
  • Section H2DF61C9C592B436B90AE2FB17A55A15E: 3. Authorization of death penalty for offense of rape of a child under the uniform code of military justice Section 920b(a) of title 10, United States Code...
  • Section H08F424C42D834A7295F454C2AC5B5842: 4. Severability If any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act, or the application of a provision of this Act or an amendment made by this Act...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Death Penalty for Child Rapists Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Defense, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, Death Penalty for Child Rapists Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Defense Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 25, 2026

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition …

Feb 25, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 25, 2026

Ms. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Defense Immigration
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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