United States · Law · HR
H.R. 1865 (115th)
Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017
Introduced
3 April 2017
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Status
Became Public Law No: 115-164.
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7 April 2025
Summary
Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to specify that communications decency provisions protecting providers or users of interactive computer services 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 sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking. 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 or reckless conduct by any person or entity and by any means that furthers or in any way aids or abets the violation. A provider of an interactive computer service that publishes information provided by an information content provider with reckless disregard that the information is in furtherance of a sex trafficking offense shall be subject to a criminal fine or imprisonment for not more than 20 years.
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Documents
17 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 11 April 2018
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 11 April 2018
Public Law
summary · EN · 11 April 2018
Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 21 March 2018
Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 1 March 2018
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 1 March 2018
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 27 February 2018
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 27 February 2018
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 27 February 2018
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 20 February 2018
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 20 February 2018
Reported to House amended, Part I
summary · EN · 20 February 2018
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 April 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 April 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 3 April 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1865
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1865