S. 3133

119 S3133 IS: Violent Juvenile Offender Accountability Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-06
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 3133  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   November 6, 2025   Mrs. Blackburn  (for herself,  Mr. Cornyn ,  Mr. Cotton ,  Mr. Hagerty , and  Mr. Sheehy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to update the juvenile transfer for
 criminal prosecution process, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Violent Juvenile Offender Accountability Act of 2025  .
2.
Transfer for criminal prosecution of certain juvenile offenders
Section 5032 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, criminal prosecution of a juvenile in the appropriate district court of the United States may be begun without a motion to transfer of the Attorney General if the juvenile is 16 years of age or older and is alleged to have committed—
(1)
any crime of homicide under chapter 51;
(2)
aggravated assault, as described in section 111(b);
(3)
theft of a motor vehicle under section 2119;
(4)
robbery under section 1951, to which section 924(c) applies; or
(5)
aggravated sexual abuse under section 2241, to which section 924(c) applies.
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