To ensure effective implementation of the Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2008 and hold governments accountable for involving children in armed conflict activities, whether as combatants, servants, or sex slaves.
USA115th CongressHR-1191| House
| Updated: 2/16/2017
Christopher H. Smith
Republican Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (4)
Foreign Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2008 to prohibit assistance from being provided to, or licenses for direct commercial sales of military equipment issued to, the government of a country whose police or other security forces recruit and use child soldiers. The Department of State shall include such countries in its annual trafficking in persons report. Specified other reporting requirements are revised.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International Affairs
Child safety and welfareConflicts and warsCongressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefHuman rightsHuman traffickingLaw enforcement officersMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary education and trainingMilitary personnel and dependentsYouth employment and child labor
To ensure effective implementation of the Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2008 and hold governments accountable for involving children in armed conflict activities, whether as combatants, servants, or sex slaves.
USA115th CongressHR-1191| House
| Updated: 2/16/2017
Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2008 to prohibit assistance from being provided to, or licenses for direct commercial sales of military equipment issued to, the government of a country whose police or other security forces recruit and use child soldiers. The Department of State shall include such countries in its annual trafficking in persons report. Specified other reporting requirements are revised.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Christopher H. Smith
Republican Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (4)
Foreign Affairs Committee
International Affairs
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child safety and welfareConflicts and warsCongressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefHuman rightsHuman traffickingLaw enforcement officersMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary education and trainingMilitary personnel and dependentsYouth employment and child labor