3.0.0 2915 2023-01-11T13:24:20Z 2023-01-11T13:24:20Z House H HR 2013-08-01 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COTTON:H.R. 2915.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests inthe power of Congress:(1) to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and amongthe several states, and with the Indian tribes, as enumeratedin Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution;(2) to make all laws necessary and proper for executingpowers vested by the Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause18 of the United States Constitution.[Page H5345]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2013-09-13T19:07:44Z Referred to 2013-08-01T14:02:25Z 2013-09-13 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2013-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001095 Rep. Cotton, Tom [R-AR-4] Tom Cotton R AR 4 N G000566 Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] Trey Gowdy R SC 4 2013-08-01 True Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Evidence and witnesses Sex offenses Crime and Law Enforcement

00 2013-08-01 Introduced in House 2013-11-19T18:59:46Z Protect Children from Sex Tourism Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) eliminate as a defense to a criminal prosecution of transportation or travel in interstate commerce to engage in commercial sex act, proof by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant reasonably believed that the person with whom the defendant engaged in such act had attained the age of 18; and (2) declare that the government need not prove that the defendant knew the minor engaging in such act had not attained age 18.

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Display Title Official Title as Introduced Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Introduced in House 2013-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2915ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2915ih.xml 2013-09-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. 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.