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Millstone Act

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This Act may be cited as the Millstone Act.
Section 116(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking imprisoned not more than 10 years and inserting punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life,.
Section 250(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking fined under this title and imprisoned for any term of years or for life and inserting fined under this title, punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life;
in paragraph (2), by striking fined under this title and imprisoned for any term of years or for life and inserting fined under this title, punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life;
in paragraph (4)—
in subparagraph (A), by striking fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 10 years and inserting fined under this title, punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life;
in subparagraph (B), by striking imprisoned for not more than 30 years and inserting punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life.
Section 1591(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1), by inserting death or before imprisonment for any term of years; and
in paragraph (2), by inserting death or before imprisonment.
Section 2243(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the continuation text following paragraph (2), by striking shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both and inserting shall be fined under this title, punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life, or both;
Section 2244(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed for the offense shall be twice that otherwise provided in this section. and inserting punishment shall be death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life..
Section 2251(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
Any individual who violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, this section shall be fined under this title and punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life.
Section 2251A of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a), by striking shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 30 years or for life and by a fine under this title and inserting shall be punished by death or imprisonment for not less than 30 years or for life and by a fine under this title; and
in subsection (b), by striking shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 30 years or for life and by a fine under this title and inserting shall be punished by death or imprisonment for not less than 30 years or for life and by a fine under this title.
Section 2252(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, subsection (a) shall be fined under this title and punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life.
Section 2252A(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, subsection (a) shall be fined under this title and punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life.
Section 2422(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years or for life and inserting shall be fined under this title and punished by death or imprisonment for not less than 10 years or for life.
Section 2423(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years or for life and inserting shall be fined under this title and punished by death or imprisonment for not less than 10 years or for life.

Legislative Timeline

3 actions
  1. Jun 4, 2026
    Introduced in House
  2. Jun 4, 2026
    Introduced in House
  3. Jun 4, 2026 House
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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