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HR 3488 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Human trafficking Law enforcement administration and funding Sex offenses

Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2017

Introduced: July 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 27, 2017
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Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2017

This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to add a provision that directs the Department of Justice, with respect to trafficking victim services grants, to give preference to applicants who use the grant funds to investigate and prosecute individuals who solicit or purchase commercial sex.

What's happening now July 27, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 4
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LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Jan 17, 2018
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Nov 8, 2017
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Oct 2, 2017
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2017
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 27, 2017
Meehan, Patrick
· Jul 27, 2017
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 27, 2017
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jul 27, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3488: Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3488/
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"H.R. 3488: Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3488/.
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H.R. 3488, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3488/.
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