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H.R. 285: Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015

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H.R. 285: Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-12 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.

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Official title

Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015 or the SAVE Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) 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.

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Official text

Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] · 52 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 285, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015 (2015-01-27)

Cosponsors on this site

Julia Brownley (D-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Andy Barr (R-KY), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Jason Smith (R-MO)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] reported raising $4.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr285 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114