3.0.0 1693 2023-01-11T13:38:49Z 2023-01-11T13:38:49Z Senate S 2017-08-01 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2018-01-10T15:42:09Z Markup by 2017-11-08T14:45:00Z Hearings by 2017-09-19T14:00:00Z Referred to 2017-08-01T22:58:09Z S. Rept. 115-199 Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 115 1865 HR 2018-04-11 Became Public Law No: 115-164. Related bill CRS 2018-01-10 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 292. Calendars 2018-01-10 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-199. Committee 2018-01-10 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-199. 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Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2018-03-21 False 2018-01-10T14:52:31Z S. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53455 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 8, 2017 Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Crime victims Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Human trafficking Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Pornography Sex offenses Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2017-10-05T15:19:37Z Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to specify that communications decency provisions protecting providers 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 sex trafficking of children or sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion.

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 conduct by any person or entity by any means that assists, supports, or facilitates the violation.

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(Sec. 3) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to specify that communications decency provisions protecting providers from liability for the private blocking or screening of offensive material shall not be construed to impair or limit civil action or criminal prosecution under state or federal criminal or civil laws relating to sex trafficking of children or sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion.

(Sec. 4) 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 sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, includes knowingly assisting, supporting, or facilitating the violation.

(Sec. 5) The bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a state attorney general to bring a civil action in U.S. district court on behalf of the state's residents if the attorney general believes an interest of the residents has been or is threatened or adversely affected by any person who knowingly participates in the sex trafficking of children or sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion.

]]> Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 Display Title Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of that Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sex trafficking. Reported to Senate 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1693rs/xml/BILLS-115s1693rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1693is/xml/BILLS-115s1693is.xml 2018-01-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 292. 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.