# 119-hr-9043: Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act

119-hr-9043, Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO); status introduced (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9043
- Congress: 119
- Title: Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Requires foreign governments to cut demand for trafficking-related commercial sex acts.** This bill would add three specific tests to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act to judge whether a country made serious and sustained efforts to reduce demand. It would require countries to prohibit or adopt central-government policies against buying commercial sex where possible, educate buyers about how traffickers exploit prostituted persons, and reduce nationals' participation in international sex tourism. The amendment would take effect on enactment and apply to determinations under section 108(a)(4) made on or after that date.

## Cosponsors (40)

- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rules on countries' sex demand: benefit, medium. This bill would change how the State Department judges other countries on trafficking. It would add three criteria for "serious and sustained efforts" to reduce demand for trafficking-related commercial sex. The criteria would require that countries (A) ban buying commercial sex or, if the central…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9043 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9043)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9043 (as of 2026-10-24).