3.0.0 937 2019-11-15T21:56:10Z 2019-11-15T21:56:10Z Senate S S 2005-04-28 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-28T16:18:43Z End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act of 2005 109 2012 HR 2005-06-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2005-04-28 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2005-04-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4553-4558) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2005-04-28 True Crime and Law Enforcement Arrest Assault Child sexual abuse Compensation for victims of crime Conferences Congress Congressional reporting requirements Criminal investigation Criminal statistics Economics and Public Finance Families Federal aid to law enforcement Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Grants-in-aid Housing and Community Development Imprisonment Income tax Labor and Employment Nonprofit organizations Performance measurement Police training Prosecution Prostitution Rape Recidivists Rehabilitation of criminals Social Welfare Tax evasion Taxation Tourism Transportation and Public Works Travel Victims of crimes Women Women's shelters Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2005-04-28 Introduced in Senate 2005-06-22T20:00:20Z End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states and political subdivisions to: (1) establish model law enforcement programs that promote the effective prosecution of persons who solicit an unlawful commercial sex act, persons who purvey others to engage in such an act, and sex traffickers; and (2) assist victims of such an act.

Amends the federal criminal code to modify prohibitions against transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes (generally) and for coercion and enticement to engage in prostitution or criminal sexual activity to explicitly cover purchasers of commercial sexual activities and acts.

Directs federal agencies involved in combating sex trafficking and providing services to victims of commercial sex acts inside the United States to coordinate their activities with the Senior Policy Operating Group established by the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) report annually to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees regarding grants and evaluating success in enhancing the prosecution and conviction of purchasers, sex traffickers, and exploiters and in reducing demand for commercial sexual activity; (2) disseminate best methods and practices for training state and local law enforcement personnel involved in enforcing laws prohibiting commercial sexual acts at each annual conference conducted by the Department of Justice; and (3) carry out a biennial comprehensive statistical review and analysis of commercial sexual acts in the United States.

]]> End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act of 2005 Display Title End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to combat commercial sexual activities by targeting demand, to protect children from being exploited by such activities, to prohibit the operation of sex tours, to assist State and local governments to enforce laws dealing with commercial sexual activities, to reduce trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-04-28T04:00:00Z 2005-04-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.