Study To Observe and Prevent (STOP) Human Trafficking Act of 2023

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3546 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3546

 To direct the Attorney General, in coordination with the President's 
Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, to 
   study the prevalence and instances of human trafficking at adult 
   entertainment clubs in the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2023

  Mr. Waltz (for himself, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Valadao, Mr. 
 Bilirakis, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Attorney General, in coordination with the President's 
Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, to 
   study the prevalence and instances of human trafficking at adult 
   entertainment clubs in the United States, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Study To Observe and Prevent (STOP) 
Human Trafficking Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON THE PREVALENCE AND INSTANCES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT 
              ADULT ENTERTAINMENT CLUBS.

    (a) Study Required.--The Attorney General, in coordination with the 
President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in 
Persons, shall conduct a study on the prevalence and instances of human 
trafficking at adult entertainment clubs in the United States. In 
conducting the study, the Attorney General shall collaborate with non-
governmental entities with demonstrated expertise in studying human 
trafficking.
    (b) Study Contents.--In conducting the study required under 
subsection (a), the Attorney General shall gather information on--
            (1) demographic characteristics of victims, including age 
        groups of victims;
            (2) any relationship between victims of human trafficking 
        and adult entertainment clubs, including victims' status as an 
        employee, contractor, or licensee; and
            (3) any methods of fraud, force, or coercion used by human 
        traffickers.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on 
the findings of the study required under subsection (a) and any 
recommendations of the Attorney General relating to such findings.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``adult entertainment club'' means an 
        establishment that offers or provides live performance, 
        display, or dance of any type involving any actual or simulated 
        performance of sexual activities and nude or seminude exposure. 
        Such an establishment may include one that features 
        entertainment of an erotic nature, including exotic dancers, 
        strippers, male or female impersonators, or similar 
        entertainers.
            (2) The term ``human trafficking'' has the meaning given 
        the term ``severe form of trafficking in persons'' in section 
        103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 
        of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
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