I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3546 
To direct the Attorney General, in coordination with the President’s Inter-
agency 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. 
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 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General, in coordination with the 
President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Com-
bat 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 Representa-
tives 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’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:20 Jun 13, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3546.IH
H3546
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
SEC. 2. STUDY ON THE PREVALENCE AND INSTANCES OF 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT ADULT ENTERTAIN-
MENT CLUBS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Attorney General, in co-
ordination with the President’s Interagency Task Force 
to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, shall con-
duct a study on the prevalence and instances of human 
trafficking at adult entertainment clubs in the United 
States. In conducting the study, the Attorney General 
shall collaborate with non-governmental entities with dem-
onstrated expertise in studying human trafficking. 
(b) STUDY CONTENTS.—In conducting the study re-
quired under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall 
gather information on— 
(1) demographic characteristics of victims, in-
cluding age groups of victims; 
(2) any relationship between victims of human 
trafficking and adult entertainment clubs, including 
victims’ status as an employee, contractor, or li-
censee; and 
(3) any methods of fraud, force, or coercion 
used by human traffickers. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:20 Jun 13, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3546.IH
H3546
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
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 per-
formance, display, or dance of any type involving 
any actual or simulated performance of sexual activi-
ties and nude or seminude exposure. Such an estab-
lishment may include one that features entertain-
ment 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 Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7102). 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:20 Jun 13, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H3546.IH
H3546
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB