S 1693 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 292.(2018-01-10)
Plain Language Summary
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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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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017
Jan 10, 2018As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 8, 2017
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Cosponsors (20)
7 Democrats13 Republicans