United States · Bill · S
S. 2155 (109th)
A bill to provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children.
Introduced
20 December 2005
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the federal criminal code to allow any person who was the victim of a sexual crime while a minor to sue in federal court for damages for resulting injury, regardless of whether the injury occurred while such person was a minor. (Current law allows a minor who is the victim of a sexual crime to sue.) Increases from $50,000 to $150,000 the minimum amount of damages such a victim shall be deemed to have sustained.
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3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 December 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 December 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 20 December 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/2155
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2155