Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act
Latest action · Feb 11, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 28, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act
Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to declare that, in determining whether a government has made serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts and participation in international sex tourism by its nationals, pursuant to the minimum standards for the elimination of sex trafficking, if such government has the authority to prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts but fails to do so, it shall be deemed a failure to make serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts, notwithstanding other efforts the government has made to do so.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2015 to Sep 26, 2016, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Original | Jan 28, 2015 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Mar 10, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | May 11, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 11, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | May 11, 2016 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | May 11, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Sep 26, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
- Jan 28, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 28, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
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- Jan 28, 2015Introduced in House
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