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H.R. 1690: Hazel's Law

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H.R. 1690: Hazel's Law

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-23 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Hazel's Law

Plain summary

Child Protection Act of 2013 or Hazel's Law - Amends federal criminal code provisions prohibiting sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion to eliminate the requirement that the defendant had a reasonable opportunity to observe the victim in order to relieve the government of the need to prove that the defendant knew that the victim had not attained age 18.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Hazel's Law

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] · 56 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Mark Takano (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Grace Meng (D-NY), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Ami Bera (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), André Carson (D-IN), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Dina Titus (D-NV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] reported raising $836,097 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1690 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113