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.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 21, 2014)
Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to declare that, in determining whether a government has made serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts and participation in international sex tourism by its nationals, pursuant to the minimum standards for the elimination of sex trafficking, if such government has the authority to prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts but fails to do so, it shall be deemed a failure to make serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts, notwithstanding other efforts the government has made to do so.
What just happenedSep 8, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 21, 2014
- Sep 8, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Africa Subcommittee - May 21, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Affairs Committee - May 21, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 21, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House