H.R. 246To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking.

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Sponsor: Joyce Beatty [D-OH-03]
Cosponsors: 19 · 13 Republicans · 6 Democrats
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Committees: Education and Workforce Committee, Judiciary Committee
Latest action: Jan 28, 2015 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

IntroducedJan 9, 2015
Passed the HouseJan 27, 2015
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to include among the required uses of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children operation of a cyber tipline to provide online users and electronic service providers an effective means of reporting Internet-related child sexual exploitation in the area of child sex trafficking, including child prostitution (currently, in the area of child prostitution).

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 246 as passed House without amendment on Jan 27, 2015. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 48

House Jan 27, 2015

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking

Passed · Two-thirds required

411 Yea 0 Nay 22 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members433 members

Democratic188 members

Republican245 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors19 · 13 Republicans · 6 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 246 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on H.R. 2464 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 246 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCfiled by PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Foreign Relations · Medicare/Medicaid +8 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2015Filing

UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDOfiled by VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES

Clean Air and Water (quality) · Budget/Appropriations · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2015Filing

JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO (JFMC)

Retirement · Transportation · Medicare/Medicaid · Housing +7 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2015Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALSIts PAC: National Association of Benefits & Insurance Professionals PAC

Health Issues1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016Filing

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