Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act
Latest action · May 26, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 26, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | May 26, 2026 |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Original | May 26, 2026 |
| R-MI | John James | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Addison P. McDowell | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Aug 6, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Aug 17, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Aug 17, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Aug 27, 2026 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Aug 27, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Sep 8, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Wesley Hunt | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Sep 16, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 21, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 28, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Sep 28, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Sep 28, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Oct 5, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 15, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Oct 15, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Oct 15, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Oct 22, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Oct 22, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Nov 5, 2026 |
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 May 26, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2026Introduced in House
- May 26, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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. 172, no. 89, May 26, 2026, page H3735.
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 Title(s) 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.
- May 26, 2026Introduced 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.
