To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct with respect to minors.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9047.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEHLS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 116, July 15, 2024, Page H4633):
  U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct with respect to minors.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 15, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

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  231 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9047, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9047

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  729008f2802861796841657e593a7034829fc6d1a75a730e22c8924c15d4f5c6

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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