A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts.

Bill: 114-s-572
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]
Introduced: 2015-02-25
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against children

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Human trafficking

Marketing and advertising

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015 or the SAVE Act of 2015</strong></p> <p> Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) advertising commercial sex acts involving a minor or an individual engaged in such an act through force, fraud, or coercion; or (2) benefitting financially or otherwise from such advertising knowing that the individual involved was a minor or victim of force, fraud, or coercion.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 572 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 25, 2015 Mr. Kirk introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts.

1. Short title This title may be cited as the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015 or the SAVE Act of 2015 . 2. Advertising that offers certain commercial acts (a) In general Section 1591(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting advertises, after obtains, . (b) Mens Rea requirement Section 1591(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the undesignated matter following paragraph (2), by inserting , except where, in an offense under paragraph (2), the act constituting the violation of paragraph (1) is advertising, after knowing, or . (c) Conforming amendments Section 1591(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking or obtained and inserting obtained, or advertised ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking or obtained and inserting obtained, or advertised .