United States · Bill · S
S. 1693 (115th)
Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017
Introduced
1 August 2017
Last action
10 January 2018 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 292.
Sponsors
Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN], Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA], Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to specify that communications decency provisions protecting providers from liability for the private blocking or screening of offensive material shall not be construed to impair the enforcement of, or limit availability of victim restitution or civil remedies under, state or federal criminal or civil laws relating to sex trafficking of children or sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. The bill amends the federal criminal code to specify that the violation for benefiting from "participation in a venture" engaged in sex trafficking of children, or by force, fraud, or coercion, includes knowing conduct by any person or entity by any means that assists, supports, or facilitates the violation.
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Timeline
1 August 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4670-4671)
Source: IntroReferral
1 August 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
19 September 2017
Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-590.
Source: Committee
8 November 2017
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
10 January 2018
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 292.
Source: Calendars
10 January 2018
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-199.
Source: Committee
10 January 2018
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-199.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 10 January 2018 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 1 August 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1693
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1693
- us · 115-s-1693 · source updated 7 April 2025