House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act
Sponsor: Rep. Vicky Hartzler R-MOWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 17, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 12, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 13, 2017 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2480.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2480, Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act” on July 17, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 12, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52919
- CBO publication date
- July 17, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2480, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2480
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HARTZLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 85, May 17, 2017, Page H4311):Clauses 1 and 3 of Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 17, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 74 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2480, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2480
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a7595842f04452f4af6e2c3269d45ad618523c7ca353493ed019ce46282ef5a0
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
37 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 12 Democrats
12 of 37 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Karen Bass (D-CA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Chris Collins (R-NY), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Andy Harris (R-MD), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Robert Pittenger (R-NC) and 7 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vicky Hartzler.
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- H.R. 3942 (115th) Housing for Survivors of Sex Trafficking Act
- H.R. 5521 (115th) VA Hiring Enhancement Act
- H.R. 2513 (115th) Police Officers Protecting Children Act
- H.R. 4037 (115th) VA Fairness in Hiring Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.