H.R. 9043

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9043 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9043

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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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 26, 2026

Mrs. Wagner (for herself, Ms. Foxx, and Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT 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.

(a) In General.--Paragraph (12) of section 108(b) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106(b)) is 
amended to read as follows:
``(12) Whether the government of the country has made 
serious and sustained efforts to--
``(A) prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts 
to the extent such prohibition is within the authority 
of the central government or implement a policy against 
the purchase of commercial sex acts to the extent that 
prohibition is not within the authority of the central 
government;
``(B) educate buyers of commercial sex on how 
traffickers exploit prostituted persons for human 
trafficking; and
``(C) reduce demand for participation in 
international sex tourism by nationals of the 
country.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) takes 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with 
respect to determinations under subsection (a)(4) of section 108 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 that are made on or after 
such date of enactment.
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