Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 134) to amend title 18, United States Code, with regard to stalking. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 134 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Combat Online Predators Act''. SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTY FOR STALKERS OF CHILDREN. (a) In General.--Chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2261A the following: ``Sec. 2261B. Enhanced penalty for stalkers of children ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), if the victim of an offense under section 2261A is under the age of 18 years, the maximum imprisonment for the offense is 5 years greater than the maximum term of imprisonment otherwise provided for that offense in section 2261. ``(b) Limitation.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a person who violates section 2261A if-- ``(1) the person is subject to a sentence under section 2261(b)(5); and ``(2)(A) the person is under the age of 18 at the time the offense occurred; or ``(B) the victim of the offense is not less than 15 nor more than 17 years of age and not more than 3 years younger than the person who committed the offense at the time the offense occurred.''.…”