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Stopping Abusive Female Exploitation Act of 2017 or the SAFE Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to increase from 5 to 15 years the maximum prison term for an individual who is convicted of female genital mutilation.
(Sec. 3) It expresses the sense of Congress that states should have in place laws that require health care professionals, teachers, and other school employees to report to local law enforcement agencies any instance of suspected female genital mutilation.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 3317 as passed House amended on Dec 5, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Dec 5, 2017
Stopping Abusive Female Exploitation Act of 2017
Passed · Two-thirds required
409 Yea 0 Nay 24 not voting
Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
433 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 3317 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.