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SAFE SEX Workers Study Act

10/28/2022, 1:45 AM

Congressional Summary of HR 5448

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 to study the impacts of the reduction in access to client-screening, information-sharing, and harm-reduction websites resulting from the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 on individuals engaged in adult, consensual sex work.

The study must utilize community-based nonprofits to conduct surveys and interviews of sex workers to collect information about (1) experiences of violence from clients; (2) interactions with law enforcement; (3) experiences with exploitation; and (4) the impact on housing stability and mental health, among other effects.

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Current Status of Bill HR 5448

Bill HR 5448 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since December 17, 2019. Bill HR 5448 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on December 17, 2019.  Bill HR 5448's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. as of December 18, 2019

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5448

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
19
Democrat Cosponsors
19
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5448

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Government studies and investigations
- HIV/AIDS
- Health information and medical records
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Human trafficking
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Mental health
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Rural conditions and development
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Violent crime
- Worker safety and health

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5448

SAFE SEX Workers Study Act
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study to assess the unintended impacts on the health and safety of people engaged in transactional sex, in connection with the enactment of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-164) and the loss of interactive computer services that host information related to sexual exchange, and for other purposes.
SAFE SEX Workers Study Act
SESTA/FOSTA Examination of Secondary Effects for Sex Workers Study Act

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 5448

Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
CaliforniaDemocrat
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Bonnie Watson Coleman
New JerseyDemocrat
Nydia M. Velázquez
Nydia M. Velázquez
New YorkDemocrat
Rashida Tlaib
Rashida Tlaib
MichiganDemocrat
Janice D. Schakowsky
Janice D. Schakowsky
IllinoisDemocrat
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
WisconsinDemocrat

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