US Congress House Bill 4708 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 21 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) an office to investigate and prosecute violations of internal revenue laws by persons that appear to be engaged in violations of specified federal laws prohibiting forced labor, trafficking of individuals, and transportation of minors or aliens for immoral purposes and of state or territorial laws prohibiting the promotion of prostitution or of any commercial sex act. Directs such office to cooperate with the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Innocence Lost National Initiative of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Allow victims of human trafficking crimes to claim awards allowed for whistleblowing. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase civil and criminal penalties for tax evasion attributable to income derived from human trafficking and commercial sex acts. Makes it a felony to fail to file a tax return including income derived from human trafficking or commercial sex acts. Appropriates to the Crime Victims Fund additional funds equal to the increase in receipts from increased civil and criminal penalties provided by this Act.

Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement Act of 2014

Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]

Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2014-05-21	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2014-05-21	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2014-05-21	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2014-05-21	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E807)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4708/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4708/BILLS-113hr4708ih.pdf