SAVE Act of 2014
Latest action · May 21, 2014 Received in the Senate.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2014
- Passed HouseMay 20, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 15, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014 or the SAVE Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) advertising commercial sex acts involving a minor or an individual engaged in such an act through force, fraud, or coercion; or (2) benefitting financially or otherwise from such advertising knowing that the individual involved was a minor or victim of force, fraud, or coercion.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 222 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed392–19 | May 20, 2014 |
Cosponsors 92
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2014 to May 8, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Steve Southerland II | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Mar 27, 2014 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Mar 27, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2014Markup Apr 30, 2014Reported May 15, 2014 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 16, 2014Discharged Apr 29, 2014 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2014Received in the Senate.
- May 20, 2014Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 20, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4515-4522)
- May 20, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4225.
- May 20, 2014At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- May 20, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4535)
- May 20, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 19 (Roll no. 222). (text: CR H4515)
- May 15, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-451.
- May 15, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 333.
- Apr 30, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 30, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 3.
- Apr 29, 2014Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
- Apr 16, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Mar 13, 2014Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2014Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6664 | Ann Wagner R-MO | Jul 23, 2014 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E833 | Rush Holt D-NJ | May 23, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4692 | Shelley Moore Capito R-WV | May 21, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4486, H4515–H4522, H4531Text printed H4515Recorded votes H4535enact | Ann M. Kuster D-NH, Ann Wagner R-MO, Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Dina Titus D-NV, Edward R. Royce R-CA, Jaime Herrera Beutler R-WA, Keith J. Rothfus R-PA, Michael G. Fitzpatrick R-PA, Patrick T. McHenry R-NC, Renee L. Ellmers R-NC, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Rodney Davis R-IL, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Ted S. Yoho R-FL | May 20, 2014 |
| House | Lists H2433H.R. 4225–4250 | — | Mar 13, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 14, 2014H.R. 4225, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 30, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2433.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43917 | Domestic Human Trafficking Legislation in the 114th Congress Archived | Report | Apr 16, 2015 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SAVE Act of 2014
- Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- SAVE Act of 2014
- Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed House
- SAVE Act of 2014
- Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2014Received in Senate
- May 20, 2014Engrossed in House
- May 15, 2014Reported in House
- Mar 13, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
