House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 25, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 25, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3686.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 89, May 25, 2023, Page H2640):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Criminalizing the distribution of private, sexually explicit images without consent.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 25, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 148 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3686, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3686
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1ce42c2c75cb0fc5466bb319b0325fc7f79deea7dcdf59e2855df55163236866
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3686, last updated December 6, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
17 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 7 Democrats, 1 independent
10 of 17 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Donald Davis (D-NC), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Maria Salazar (R-FL), David Valadao (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Madeleine Dean.
- H.R. 3571 (118th) To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 2, United States Code, title 50…
- H.R. 4825 (118th) No Illegal Oil from Russia Act of 2023
- H.R. 1393 (118th) To amend the Controlled Substances Act to define currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 5588 (118th) Student Loan Deferment for Sex-Based Harassment Survivors Act
- H.R. 7469 (118th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 28 East Airy Street in Norristown, Pennsylvania, as the "Charles…
- H.R. 6014 (118th) Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.