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Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017

Introduced: February 16, 2017 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 16, 2017
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Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017

This bill amends the Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2008 to prohibit assistance from being provided to, or licenses for direct commercial sales of military equipment issued to, the government of a country whose police or other security forces recruit and use child soldiers.

The Department of State shall include such countries in its annual trafficking in persons report.

Specified other reporting requirements are revised.

What's happening now February 16, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2200 Related bill Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 16, 2017
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 16, 2017
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1191: Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1191/
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"H.R. 1191: Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1191/.
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H.R. 1191, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1191/.
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