No Escaping Justice Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill, introduced by Ms. Wasserman Schultz, requires the government to identify foreign individuals who were involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking network. This includes people who helped organize the crimes, paid for them, or made money from them. It also targets those who tried to hide the crimes or threaten witnesses.
• Foreigners identified by the President would face serious financial and travel penalties. Their money and property in the United States would be frozen, and they would be banned from entering the country. Any U.S. visas they currently hold would be canceled immediately.
• The President must send a report to Congress every year for the next five years listing the people being sanctioned. To make these decisions, officials will look at court records, intelligence reports, and documents from the Epstein investigation, though simply being named in a file is not enough to be punished.
• There are ways for people to be removed from the list if they meet certain conditions. For example, if they have already served a prison sentence for their crimes, have fully cooperated with law enforcement, or have taken real steps to help the victims they harmed.

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