# 116-hr-4326: Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act

116-hr-4326, Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO); status Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4326
- Congress: 116
- Title: Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act
- Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Introduced: 2019-09-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 35
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act This bill expands requirements for fighting human trafficking that apply to foreign countries receiving U.S. foreign assistance. (The President is authorized to reduce assistance to, or take other actions against, countries that fail to meet such requirements and are not making significant efforts to do so.) The Department of State, when evaluating whether a country has met such requirements, shall assess whether the country has made serious efforts to prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts if the central government has authority to do so, whereas currently the State Department must assess whether a country has made serious efforts to reduce such activities. The State Department shall also assess whether a country has made serious efforts to educate buyers of commercial sex acts on how traffickers exploit prostituted persons.

## Cosponsors (35)

- Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2019-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2019-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2019-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-4326 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4326)

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