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.

United States115th CongressHR-466House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 16, 2017

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.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H402)

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.

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