HR 466 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act

Introduced Jan 12, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Randy Hultgren R-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 16, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act

This bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to declare that, pursuant to the minimum standards for the elimination of sex trafficking, if a government has the authority to prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts but fails to do so, it shall be deemed to have failed to make serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 12, 2017 to Sep 26, 2018, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalJan 12, 2017
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalJan 12, 2017
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJan 12, 2017
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalJan 12, 2017
R-NCRobert PittengerOriginalJan 12, 2017
R-MITim WalbergOriginalJan 12, 2017
R-VARobert J. WittmanJan 17, 2017
R-MOVicky HartzlerJan 17, 2017
R-NYDaniel M. Donovan, Jr.May 11, 2017
R-MIBill HuizengaJul 24, 2017
R-SDKristi L. NoemJul 24, 2017
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.Jul 24, 2017
R-MOAnn WagnerSep 18, 2017
D-ILDanny K. DavisOct 27, 2017
D-NYJose E. SerranoDec 5, 2017
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 16, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
  2. Jan 12, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Jan 12, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Jan 12, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H402)

Subjects

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  1. Jan 12, 2017Introduced in House

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