H.R. 2915 · 113th Congress
Protect Children from Sex Tourism Act of 2013
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tom Cotton
- Introduced
- 2013-08-01
- Latest action
- 2013-09-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Summary
Protect Children from Sex Tourism Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) eliminate as a defense to a criminal prosecution of transportation or travel in interstate commerce to engage in commercial sex act, proof by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant reasonably believed that the person with whom the defendant engaged in such act had attained the age of 18; and (2) declare that the government need not prove that the defendant knew the minor engaging in such act had not attained age 18.