HR 1191
115th Congress
House
International Affairs
Child safety and welfare
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
Human trafficking
Law enforcement officers
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
Youth employment and child labor
Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017
Introduced: February 16, 2017
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
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To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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