H.R.9043

Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act

Introduced·5/26/26

Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to change criteria for assessing foreign countries'.

The Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act modifies the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 by altering the criteria for evaluating foreign countries' efforts to reduce demand for commercial sex acts. It requires governments to prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts, educate buyers about trafficking exploitation, and reduce demand for international sex tourism by their nationals. The changes take effect upon the Act's enactment and apply to determinations made thereafter.

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History

May 26

House

Introduced in House

May 26

House

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.