To amend section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a misdemeanor for which no punishment or no maximum punishment is prescribed by statute shall be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9897.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIFFITH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 152, October 1, 2024, Page H5847):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: This bill clarifies the penalty for misdemeanors that do not prescribe a specific punishment.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 1, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9897, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9897

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 16, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  1e964862dd5001a897fb0f2e93c951f1f3b9976ceea7e5d76e5e7557d1d83918

  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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