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HR 285 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Human trafficking Marketing and advertising Sex offenses

SAVE Act of 2015

Introduced: January 12, 2015 Introduced by: Wagner, Ann Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 28, 2015
Received in the Senate.
Jan 27, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 27, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H596)
Jan 27, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H596)
Jan 27, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 285.
Jan 27, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H596-600)
Jan 27, 2015
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 27, 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 4.
Jan 27, 2015
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-8.
Jan 21, 2015
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jan 21, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 20, 2015
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
Jan 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 12, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 12, 2015
Introduced in House
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Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015 or the SAVE Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) advertising commercial sex acts involving a minor or an individual engaged in such an act through force, fraud, or coercion; or (2) benefitting financially or otherwise from such advertising knowing that the individual involved was a minor or victim of force, fraud, or coercion.

What's happening now February 4, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 5 versions

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 285: SAVE Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-285/
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"H.R. 285: SAVE Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-285/.
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H.R. 285, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-285/.
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