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HR 8059 95th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to amend chapter 117 (commonly called the Mann Act) of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of minors in interstate or foreign commerce for sexual purposes.

Introduced: June 28, 1977 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8059: A bill to amend chapter 117 (commonly called the Mann Act) of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of minors in interstate or foreign commerce for sexual purposes.. 95th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-8059/
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"H.R. 8059: A bill to amend chapter 117 (commonly called the Mann Act) of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of minors in interstate or foreign commerce for sexual purposes.." 95th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-8059/.
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H.R. 8059, 95th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-8059/.
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[H.R. 8059: A bill to amend chapter 117 (commonly called the Mann Act) of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of minors in interstate or foreign commerce for sexual purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-8059/)
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