United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4703 (113th)
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.
Introduced
21 May 2014
Last action
8 September 2014 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Sponsors
Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36], Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8], Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4], Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large], Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
Subjects
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Source updated
23 January 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
21 May 2014
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
21 May 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 May 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 September 2014
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 May 2014 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4703
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4703
- us · 113-hr-4703 · source updated 23 January 2025