119 HR 9043 IH: Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-05-26 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.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9043IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 26, 2026Mrs. Wagner (for herself, Ms. Foxx, and Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsA BILLTo 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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Short title

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

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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.