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18 U.S.C. § 2426

Repeat offenders

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 2426, Repeat offenders, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449644
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In this section— the term “prior sex offense conviction” means a conviction for an offense—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 105-314(H.R. 3494)1998-10-30
    Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act of 1998
    House: 416–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-21(S. 151)2003-04-30
    PROTECT Act
    House: 400–25Senate: 98–0
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-457(H.R. 7311)2008-12-23
    William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-392(S. 1311)2018-12-21
    Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 118-159(H.R. 5009)2024-12-23
    Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
    House: 281–140Senate: no recorded tally