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The '''International Megan's Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking''' ({{USBill|113|hr|4573}}) is a bill that would require the notification of foreign governments when an American registered as a sex offender of children is going to be traveling to their country.<ref name=MoodyYahooMay20>{{cite news|last=Moody|first=Chris|title=House prepares for rare votes on standalone bills to curb human trafficking|url=http://news.yahoo.com/house-prepares-for-rare-votes-on-standalone-bills-to-curb-human-trafficking-142803176.html|accessdate=21 May 2014|newspaper=Yahoo! News|date=20 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Marcos|first=Cristina|title=Boko Haram fuels human trafficking fight|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/206708-house-passes-bills-to-combat-human-trafficking|accessdate=21 May 2014|newspaper=The Hill|date=20 May 2014}}</ref> | The '''International Megan's Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking''' ({{USBill|113|hr|4573}}) is a bill that would require the notification of foreign governments when an American registered as a sex offender of children is going to be traveling to their country.<ref name=MoodyYahooMay20>{{cite news|last=Moody|first=Chris|title=House prepares for rare votes on standalone bills to curb human trafficking|url=http://news.yahoo.com/house-prepares-for-rare-votes-on-standalone-bills-to-curb-human-trafficking-142803176.html|accessdate=21 May 2014|newspaper=Yahoo! News|date=20 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Marcos|first=Cristina|title=Boko Haram fuels human trafficking fight|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/206708-house-passes-bills-to-combat-human-trafficking|accessdate=21 May 2014|newspaper=The Hill|date=20 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
The bill passed the | The bill passed the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress. Its sponsor, Chris Smith, has introduced versions of this bill multiple times over the past few years, including in 2010 when it passed the House, but it has never made it through the Senate.<ref>http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/05/international_megans_law_passed_by_us_house_of_representatives.html</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 18:17, 5 March 2015
The International Megan's Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking (H.R. 4573) is a bill that would require the notification of foreign governments when an American registered as a sex offender of children is going to be traveling to their country.[1][2]
The bill passed the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress. Its sponsor, Chris Smith, has introduced versions of this bill multiple times over the past few years, including in 2010 when it passed the House, but it has never made it through the Senate.[3]
References
- ↑ Moody, Chris. "House prepares for rare votes on standalone bills to curb human trafficking", 20 May 2014. Retrieved on 21 May 2014.
- ↑ Marcos, Cristina. "Boko Haram fuels human trafficking fight", 20 May 2014. Retrieved on 21 May 2014.
- ↑ http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/05/international_megans_law_passed_by_us_house_of_representatives.html
