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No Escaping Justice Act of 2026

USA119th CongressHR-7857| House 
| Updated: 3/5/2026
Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democratic Representative

Florida

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislative proposal aims to impose stringent sanctions on foreign persons involved with the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking enterprise. It requires the President to annually identify individuals who knowingly engaged in, facilitated, or financially benefited from severe forms of trafficking in persons, or efforts to conceal, finance, or profit from the enterprise. This identification process relies on credible information from various sources, including government agencies, judicial proceedings, and non-governmental organizations. Once identified, these foreign persons will face mandatory sanctions. These include the blocking of all their property and interests in property within the United States or under the control of a U.S. person. Additionally, they will be deemed inadmissible to the United States , ineligible for visas, and any existing visas will be revoked. The bill outlines specific conditions under which sanctions may be waived or terminated. The President can waive sanctions if it is deemed to be in the national interest of the United States or for authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or national security activities, with prior congressional notification. Sanctions may also be terminated if a person is found not to have engaged in the sanctioned conduct, has been appropriately prosecuted and remediated harm, or has credibly demonstrated a significant change in behavior and cooperated with law enforcement.
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Timeline
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • March 5, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • March 5, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

International Affairs

No Escaping Justice Act of 2026

USA119th CongressHR-7857| House 
| Updated: 3/5/2026
This legislative proposal aims to impose stringent sanctions on foreign persons involved with the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking enterprise. It requires the President to annually identify individuals who knowingly engaged in, facilitated, or financially benefited from severe forms of trafficking in persons, or efforts to conceal, finance, or profit from the enterprise. This identification process relies on credible information from various sources, including government agencies, judicial proceedings, and non-governmental organizations. Once identified, these foreign persons will face mandatory sanctions. These include the blocking of all their property and interests in property within the United States or under the control of a U.S. person. Additionally, they will be deemed inadmissible to the United States , ineligible for visas, and any existing visas will be revoked. The bill outlines specific conditions under which sanctions may be waived or terminated. The President can waive sanctions if it is deemed to be in the national interest of the United States or for authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or national security activities, with prior congressional notification. Sanctions may also be terminated if a person is found not to have engaged in the sanctioned conduct, has been appropriately prosecuted and remediated harm, or has credibly demonstrated a significant change in behavior and cooperated with law enforcement.
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Timeline
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • March 5, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • March 5, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democratic Representative

Florida

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted