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HR 4326 116th Congress House International Affairs Crime prevention Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Foreign aid and international relief Human trafficking Sanctions Sex offenses Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Travel and tourism

Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act

Introduced: November 19, 2019 Introduced by: Wagner, Ann Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 1, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 12, 2019
Introduced in House
Sep 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act

This bill expands requirements for fighting human trafficking that apply to foreign countries receiving U.S. foreign assistance. (The President is authorized to reduce assistance to, or take other actions against, countries that fail to meet such requirements and are not making significant efforts to do so.)

The Department of State, when evaluating whether a country has met such requirements, shall assess whether the country has made serious efforts to prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts if the central government has authority to do so, whereas currently the State Department must assess whether a country has made serious efforts to reduce such activities. The State Department shall also assess whether a country has made serious efforts to educate buyers of commercial sex acts on how traffickers exploit prostituted persons.

What's happening now October 1, 2020

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 8 Republican 11
Murphy, Stephanie
· Nov 17, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 30, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Sep 30, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 10, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Feb 10, 2020
Ruppersberger, C.
· Feb 10, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Feb 5, 2020
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 29, 2020
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jan 28, 2020
Tipton, Scott
· Jan 28, 2020
Walker, Mark
· Jan 28, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jan 24, 2020
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 24, 2020
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 14, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 3, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Jan 3, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 10, 2019
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Dec 10, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Dec 4, 2019
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Nov 21, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Nov 21, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Nov 19, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Sep 12, 2019
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 12, 2019
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Sep 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4326: Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4326/
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"H.R. 4326: Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4326/.
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H.R. 4326, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4326/.
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