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HR 611 114th Congress House International Affairs Crime prevention Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Foreign aid and international relief Human trafficking Sanctions Sex offenses Travel and tourism

Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act

Introduced: January 28, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Feb 11, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jan 28, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 28, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act

Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to declare that, in determining whether a government has made serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts and participation in international sex tourism by its nationals, pursuant to the minimum standards for the elimination of sex trafficking, if such government has the authority to prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts but fails to do so, it shall be deemed a failure to make serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts, notwithstanding other efforts the government has made to do so.

What's happening now February 11, 2015

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 7
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Sep 26, 2016
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · May 11, 2016
Walker, Mark
· May 11, 2016
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 11, 2016
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 11, 2016
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Apr 23, 2015
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 28, 2015
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jan 28, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 611: Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-611/
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"H.R. 611: Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-611/.
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H.R. 611, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-611/.
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