# 117-hr-6928: SAFE SEX Workers Study Act

117-hr-6928, SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6928
- Congress: 117
- Title: SAFE SEX Workers Study Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

SESTA/FOSTA Examination of Secondary Effects for Sex Workers Study Act or the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to study the impacts of the reduction in access to certain websites and other interactive computer services resulting from the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 on individuals engaged in adult, consensual sex work. Specifically, HHS must study the impacts of the reduction on the health and safety of individuals engaged in transactional sex while DOJ must study the impacts of the reduction on human trafficking investigations and prosecutions.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022
- 117-hr-6117: PrEP Access and Coverage Act
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-6005: Access to Birth Control Act
- 117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust

## Sources
- [117-hr-6928 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6928)

## Related
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- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hr-6117: PrEP Access and Coverage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6117)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-6005: Access to Birth Control Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6005)
- [117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5723)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6928 (as of 2025-11-18).