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Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act

USA119th CongressHR-9043| House 
| Updated: 5/26/2026
Ann Wagner

Ann Wagner

Republican Representative

Missouri

Cosponsors (2)
Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Virginia Foxx (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act, amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to strengthen the criteria for evaluating foreign countries' efforts to combat sex trafficking. It specifically revises the standards used to determine if a country is making serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts. Under the updated provisions, foreign governments must now demonstrate efforts to either prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts or implement a policy against such purchases, depending on their central government's authority. Additionally, they are required to educate buyers of commercial sex on how traffickers exploit individuals and to reduce demand for international sex tourism among their nationals. These comprehensive changes aim to hold countries to higher standards in their fight against human trafficking by focusing on demand reduction strategies.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-6420
Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4326
Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act
May 26, 2026
Introduced in House
May 26, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-6420
    Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4326
    Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act


  • May 26, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • May 26, 2026
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act

USA119th CongressHR-9043| House 
| Updated: 5/26/2026
This bill, titled the Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act, amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to strengthen the criteria for evaluating foreign countries' efforts to combat sex trafficking. It specifically revises the standards used to determine if a country is making serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts. Under the updated provisions, foreign governments must now demonstrate efforts to either prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts or implement a policy against such purchases, depending on their central government's authority. Additionally, they are required to educate buyers of commercial sex on how traffickers exploit individuals and to reduce demand for international sex tourism among their nationals. These comprehensive changes aim to hold countries to higher standards in their fight against human trafficking by focusing on demand reduction strategies.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-6420
Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4326
Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act
May 26, 2026
Introduced in House
May 26, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-6420
    Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4326
    Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act


  • May 26, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • May 26, 2026
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Ann Wagner

Ann Wagner

Republican Representative

Missouri

Cosponsors (2)
Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Virginia Foxx (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted