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H.R. 9146

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 9146, the Millstone Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 4, 2026 by Rep. Clay Fuller (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 9146 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb9146/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 9146 IH: Millstone Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-04
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9146  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 4, 2026   Mr. Fuller  (for himself,  Mr. Babin ,  Mr. McCormick ,  Mr. Weber of Texas ,  Mr. Collins ,  Mr. Self , and  Mr. Burchett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To increase penalties for the sexual exploitation of children.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Millstone Act  .
2.
Increased penalties
(a)
Female genital mutilation
Section 116(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking  imprisoned not more than 10 years  and inserting  punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life, .
(b)
Civil rights offenses involving sexual misconduct
Section 250(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking  fined under this title and imprisoned for any term of years or for life  and inserting  fined under this title, punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life ;
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking  fined under this title and imprisoned for any term of years or for life  and inserting  fined under this title, punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life ;
(3)
in paragraph (4)—
(A)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 10 years  and inserting  fined under this title, punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life ;
(B)
in subparagraph (B), by striking  imprisoned for not more than 30 years  and inserting  punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life .
(c)
Sex trafficking of children
Section 1591(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by inserting  death or  before  imprisonment for any term of years ; and
(2)
in paragraph (2), by inserting  death or  before  imprisonment .
(d)
Sexual abuse of a minor
Section 2243(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the continuation text following paragraph (2), by striking  shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both  and inserting  shall be fined under this title, punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life, or both ;
(e)
Abusive sexual contact
Section 2244(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking  maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed for the offense shall be twice that otherwise provided in this section.  and inserting  punishment shall be death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life. .
(f)
Sexual exploitation of children
Section 2251(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(e)
Any individual who violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, this section shall be fined under this title and punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life.
 .
(g)
Selling or buying of children
Section 2251A of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), by striking  shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 30 years or for life and by a fine under this title  and inserting  shall be punished by death or imprisonment for not less than 30 years or for life and by a fine under this title ; and
(2)
in subsection (b), by striking  shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 30 years or for life and by a fine under this title  and inserting  shall be punished by death or imprisonment for not less than 30 years or for life and by a fine under this title .
(h)
Material involving the sexual exploitation of minors
Section 2252(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b)
Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, subsection (a) shall be fined under this title and punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life.
 .
(i)
Material constituting or containing child pornography
Section 2252A(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b)
Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, subsection (a) shall be fined under this title and punished by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life.
 .
(j)
Coercion and enticement
Section 2422(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking  shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years or for life  and inserting  shall be fined under this title and punished by death or imprisonment for not less than 10 years or for life .
(k)
Transportation of minors
Section 2423(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking  shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years or for life  and inserting  shall be fined under this title and punished by death or imprisonment for not less than 10 years or for life .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-06-04
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To increase penalties for the sexual exploitation of children.

Sponsors

Rep. Clay Fuller (R) sponsors H.R. 9146, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 9146 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jun 4, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9146 has taken 2 actions since Jun 4, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jun 4, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jun 4, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 9146 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9146 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • To increase penalties for the sexual exploitation of children. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Millstone Act — Display Title
  • Millstone Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9146 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Education, Environment/Superfund, Health Issues, Indian/Native American Affairs, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Medicare/Medicaid.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DAVID LINN113
JAMES SCHULZ113
JENNIFER FISHER113
NATALIE HALES113
NICHOLAS CARGAS113
ROBERT BURNS113
MATTHEW ROSSETTO111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$1.7M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$420K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$280K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9146 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9146’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr9146/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9146, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FULLER:H.R. 9146.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Constitution Article I, Section 8.[Page H3908]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com