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SAFE SEX Workers Study Act

USA116th CongressHR-5448| House 
| Updated: 12/18/2019
Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (19)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
SESTA/FOSTA Examination of Secondary Effects for Sex Workers Study Act or the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to study the impacts of the reduction in access to client-screening, information-sharing, and harm-reduction websites resulting from the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 on individuals engaged in adult, consensual sex work. The study must utilize community-based nonprofits to conduct surveys and interviews of sex workers to collect information about (1) experiences of violence from clients; (2) interactions with law enforcement; (3) experiences with exploitation; and (4) the impact on housing stability and mental health, among other effects.
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Timeline
Dec 17, 2019
Introduced in House
Dec 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 8, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3165
Introduced in Senate
  • December 17, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • December 17, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • December 18, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • January 8, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3165
    Introduced in Senate

Health

Related Bills

  • S 116-3165: SAFE SEX Workers Study Act
Congressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHIV/AIDSHomelessness and emergency shelterHuman traffickingInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMental healthRacial and ethnic relationsRural conditions and developmentSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSexually transmitted diseasesViolent crimeWorker safety and health

SAFE SEX Workers Study Act

USA116th CongressHR-5448| House 
| Updated: 12/18/2019
SESTA/FOSTA Examination of Secondary Effects for Sex Workers Study Act or the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to study the impacts of the reduction in access to client-screening, information-sharing, and harm-reduction websites resulting from the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 on individuals engaged in adult, consensual sex work. The study must utilize community-based nonprofits to conduct surveys and interviews of sex workers to collect information about (1) experiences of violence from clients; (2) interactions with law enforcement; (3) experiences with exploitation; and (4) the impact on housing stability and mental health, among other effects.
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Timeline
Dec 17, 2019
Introduced in House
Dec 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 8, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3165
Introduced in Senate
  • December 17, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • December 17, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • December 18, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • January 8, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3165
    Introduced in Senate
Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (19)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 116-3165: SAFE SEX Workers Study Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsHIV/AIDSHomelessness and emergency shelterHuman traffickingInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMental healthRacial and ethnic relationsRural conditions and developmentSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSexually transmitted diseasesViolent crimeWorker safety and health