A bill to amend chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that using drugs or illegal substances to cause a person to engage in a commercial sex act constitutes coercion and using drugs or illegal substances to provide or obtain the labor or services of a person constitutes forced labor.
USA115th CongressS-2429| Senate
| Updated: 2/14/2018
Sherrod Brown
Democratic Senator
Ohio
Cosponsors (7)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to specify that supplying, furnishing, or providing a drug or substance to a person, including to exploit or create an addiction, constitutes: (1) coercion, for purposes of a child sex trafficking offense; and (2) coercive means, for purposes of a forced labor offense.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-5027Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crimes against childrenDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHuman traffickingLabor standardsSex offenses
A bill to amend chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that using drugs or illegal substances to cause a person to engage in a commercial sex act constitutes coercion and using drugs or illegal substances to provide or obtain the labor or services of a person constitutes forced labor.
USA115th CongressS-2429| Senate
| Updated: 2/14/2018
Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to specify that supplying, furnishing, or providing a drug or substance to a person, including to exploit or create an addiction, constitutes: (1) coercion, for purposes of a child sex trafficking offense; and (2) coercive means, for purposes of a forced labor offense.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-5027Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sherrod Brown
Democratic Senator
Ohio
Cosponsors (7)
Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Crimes against childrenDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHuman traffickingLabor standardsSex offenses