Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2023

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5726.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OGLES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 156, September 26, 2023, Page H4501):
  Article I, Section VIII of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To deny federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of child sex abuse By Mr. PANETTA H.R. 5727. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to complete all gun-purchase background checks
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 26, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5726, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5726

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 9, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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  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 January 9, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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