House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015

H.R. 159Introduced Jan 6, 2015Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Rep. Erik Paulsen R-MN

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 6, 2015
Committee actionJan 21, 2015
Passed HouseJan 27, 2015 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 4, 2015 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 159.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 159, Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015” on January 27, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 21, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 27, 2015 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49914
CBO publication date
January 27, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 159, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/159
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-6 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on January 27, 2015.
Source: Congress.gov, reported January 27, 2015 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 159, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/159
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAULSEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 1, January 6, 2015, Page H48):
Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 159, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/159
Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

28 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 9 Democrats, 1 independent

10 of 28 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.

Karen Bass (D-CA), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), John Kline (R-MN), Robert Latta (R-OH), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Ted Poe (R-TX), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Randy Weber (R-TX), Bruce Westerman (R-AR).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Erik Paulsen.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-3 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.