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HR1865: Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017
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HR1865
Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017

2
Roll Calls
63
Yea (latest vote)
2
Nay (latest vote)
Senate
2018-03-19 – 2018-03-21

About HR1865

Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017

Policy Area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO)

Latest Action (2018-04-11): Became Public Law No: 115-164.

Summary

Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 was not intended to provide legal protection to websites that unlawfully promote and facilitate prostitution and websites that facilitate traffickers in advertising the sale of unlawful sex acts with sex trafficking victims. Section 230 limits the legal liability of interactive computer service providers or users for content they publish that was created by others. (Sec. 3) The bill amends the federal criminal code to add a new section that imposes penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both—on a person who, using a facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, owns, manages, or operates an interactive computer service (or attempts or conspires to do so) to promote or facilitate the prostitution of another person. Additionally, it establishes enhanced penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 25 years, or both—for a person who commits the offense in one of the following aggravating circumstances: (1) promotes or facilitates the prostitution of five or more persons, or (2) acts with reckless disregard that such conduct contributes to sex trafficking. A person injured by an aggravated offense may recover damages and attorneys' fees in a federal civil action. A court must order mandatory restitution, in addition to other criminal or civil penalties, for an aggravate

Subjects: Civil actions and liability, Crime victims, Crimes against children, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Human trafficking, Internet and video services, Internet, web applications, social media, Pornography

Who Voted How on HR1865

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Vote Breakdown — HR1865

How members voted on HR1865. 343 total positions across all roll calls for this bill.

Member Date Question Vote Result
Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
John Boozman (R-Arkansas) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Michael F. Bennet (D-Colorado) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Cory A. Booker (D-New Jersey) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Not Voting Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Shontel M. Brown (D-Ohio) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
John Cornyn (R-Texas) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Christopher A. Coons (D-Delaware) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Not Voting Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Ted Cruz (R-Texas) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Richard J. Durbin (D-Illinois) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Steve Daines (R-Montana) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-New York) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Margaret Wood Hassan (D-New Hampshire) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Not Voting Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Angus S. King (I-Maine) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Mike Lee (R-Utah) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Edward J. Markey (D-Massachusetts) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Patty Murray (D-Washington) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Christopher Murphy (D-Connecticut) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Gary C. Peters (D-Michigan) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ
Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) 2019-12-19 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1865 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-21, 3/5 majority requ

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Frequently Asked

What is HR1865?

HR1865 is the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, introduced in the House of the 119th U.S. Congress by Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ). Highlights This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020; the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020; and the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020.

Who sponsored HR1865?

HR1865 was sponsored by Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ). Cosponsors and roll-call positions are listed on this page.

What is the current status of HR1865?

As of 2019-12-20, HR1865 Became Public Law No: 116-94..

How did Congress vote on HR1865?

HR1865 has had 5 roll-call votes on record. The most recent: 2019-12-19 — On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1865) (Motion Agreed to (71-23)).

What policy area does HR1865 cover?

HR1865 is categorized under "Economics and Public Finance." Browse other bills in this area at /topic-economics-and-public-finance/.

Where can I see all member positions on HR1865?

Each member’s vote is shown on this page, with party affiliation, state, and the official vote question. Click any member to see their full voting record.