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Survivors of Human Trafficking Fight Back Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4983| Senate 
| Updated: 12/9/2020
Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

Republican Senator

Missouri

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Survivors of Human Trafficking Fight Back Act of 2020 This bill establishes two new criminal offenses for knowingly distributing or possessing with the intent to distribute visual depictions of forced or coerced sex acts or the nonconsensual distribution of depictions of sex acts. An aggrieved individual may bring a civil action for violations. Additionally, the bill requires websites that display visual depictions of sex acts to have procedures to remove those visual depictions that are in violation of the bill. Violators are subject to criminal penalties.
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Timeline
Dec 9, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Dec 9, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • December 9, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 9, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Survivors of Human Trafficking Fight Back Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4983| Senate 
| Updated: 12/9/2020
Survivors of Human Trafficking Fight Back Act of 2020 This bill establishes two new criminal offenses for knowingly distributing or possessing with the intent to distribute visual depictions of forced or coerced sex acts or the nonconsensual distribution of depictions of sex acts. An aggrieved individual may bring a civil action for violations. Additionally, the bill requires websites that display visual depictions of sex acts to have procedures to remove those visual depictions that are in violation of the bill. Violators are subject to criminal penalties.
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Timeline
Dec 9, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Dec 9, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • December 9, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 9, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

Republican Senator

Missouri

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted