Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act
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.
- IntroducedJan 12, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jan 17, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jan 17, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | May 11, 2017 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Sep 18, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Oct 27, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Dec 5, 2017 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jan 9, 2018 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jan 22, 2018 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jan 29, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 26, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Apr 16, 2018 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Apr 18, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Sep 26, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 12, 2017 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Feb 16, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
- Jan 12, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H402)
- Jan 12, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H402 | Randy Hultgren R-IL | Jan 12, 2017 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 8, January 12, 2017, page H472.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 611 | Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act | Reintroduction of | Feb 11, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 relating to determinations with respect to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2017Introduced in House
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