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SAFE SEX Workers Study Act

2/8/2022, 11:22 PM

Congressional Summary of S 3165

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 S 3165

Bill S 3165 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 8, 2020. Bill S 3165 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on January 8, 2020.  Bill S 3165's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of January 8, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3165

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
2
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
1

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3165

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 S 3165

SAFE SEX Workers Study Act
SAFE SEX Workers Study Act
SESTA/FOSTA Examination of Secondary Effects for Sex Workers Study Act
A bill 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.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 3165

Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
MassachusettsDemocrat
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
OregonDemocrat
Bernard Sanders
Bernard Sanders
VermontIndependent

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