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US HR5448

US HR5448
SAFE SEX Workers Study Act SESTA/FOSTA Examination of Secondary Effects for Sex Workers Study Act


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Introduced
12/17/2019
In Committee
12/18/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

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 115164) and the loss of interactive computer services that host information related to sexual exchange, and for other purposes. 1

AI Summary

This bill, the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act (also known as the SESTA/FOSTA Examination of Secondary Effects for Sex Workers Study Act), directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the unintended impacts on the health and safety of people engaged in consensual, transactional sex, in connection with the passage of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (SESTA/FOSTA) and the resulting loss of interactive computer services that previously hosted information related to sexual exchange. The study will examine changes in access to technology-based harm reduction services, ability to negotiate with clients, experiences of violence, interactions with law enforcement, contact with third parties, access to economic resources, housing stability, mental health, and vulnerability to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, among other impacts, with a focus on disparities affecting underserved populations.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (20)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 12/18/2019)

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