To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 relating to determinations with respect to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.
Actions Overview (1)
Date
Actions Overview
09/12/2019
Introduced in House
09/12/2019 Introduced in House
All Actions (4)
Date
All Actions
10/01/2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Action By: Committee on Foreign Affairs
10/01/2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Action By: Committee on Foreign Affairs
09/12/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Action By: House of Representatives
09/12/2019
Introduced in House Action By: House of Representatives
10/01/2020 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
10/01/2020 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
09/12/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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House Foreign Affairs
09/12/2019
Referred to
10/01/2020
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As of 12/11/2020 no related bill information has been received for H.R.4326 - 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.
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Shown Here: Introduced in House (09/12/2019)
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.