US Congress House Bill 2200 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Enrolled on December 27 2018 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-12-27 - Presented to President.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes local educational agencies to establish programs to educate children on the dangers of severe forms of trafficking in persons. Diplomatic or consular posts shall designate an employee to receive information from any person who was a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons while in the United States. The Department of Health and Human Services may carry out a Human Trafficking Victims Reintegration Through Employment Program. Department of Justice (DOJ) victim services grants may be used for programs that provide trauma-informed care or long-term housing for: (1) youth transitioning from foster care, and (2) women or girls in underserved populations. Airlines that contract with the federal government shall provide personnel with training in recognizing human trafficking incidents. Federal Acquisition Institute curricula for the acquisition workforce shall include a course on the law relating to human trafficking and government contracting. The United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking Council is extended to September 30, 2020. The bill sets forth agency actions to prevent funding of human trafficking. DOJ law enforcement grants may be used to designate at least one prosecutor for cases of severe forms of trafficking in persons. Civil damages awarded in an action brought for slavery or trafficking in persons are excluded from gross income. The Secretary of the Treasury and the United States Trade Representative are included in the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking. The bill provides for transparency in U.S. Agency for International Development anti-trafficking expenditures. The bill authorizes appropriations through FY2021 for: (1) specified anti-trafficking programs and entities, and (2) U.S. Customs and Border Protection for on-site anti-trafficking training for airport and airline personnel.

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. David Young [R-IA]
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]

2018-12-21 - House - On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment RC# 487 (Y: 368 N: 7 NV: 57 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-12-27	Senate	Presented to President.
2018-12-21	Senate	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-12-21	Senate	On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 368 - 7 (Roll no. 487). (text as House agree to Senate amendment: CR H10539-10543)
2018-12-21	Senate	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2018-12-21	Senate	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2200.
2018-12-21	Senate	Mr. Royce (CA) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H10539-10544)
2018-12-18	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-12-17	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
2018-12-17	Senate	The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (CR S7631-7636)
2018-12-17	Senate	S.Amdt.4107 Amendment SA 4107 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2018-12-17	Senate	S.Amdt.4107 Amendment SA 4107 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Murray. (consideration: CR S7636; text: CR S7636) To strike the section of the bill establishing preferred places of accommodation for Federal employees and for other purposes.
2018-12-17	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7631-7636; text as reported in Senate: CR S7631-7636)
2018-10-10	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.
2018-10-10	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2018-09-26	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2017-07-13	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2017-07-12	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-07-12	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5492-5497)
2017-07-12	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2200.
2017-07-12	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5492-5503)
2017-07-12	House	Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-05-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2017-05-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-05-03	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-05-03	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-05-03	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E590)
2017-04-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2017-04-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-04-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
2017-04-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
2017-04-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
2017-04-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
2017-04-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
2017-04-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
2017-04-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
2017-04-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
2017-04-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
2017-04-27	House	Introduced in House

HB1191 (Related) 2017-02-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HB6899 (Related) 2018-09-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
SB3504 (Related) 2018-09-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6343-6346)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2200/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2200/BILLS-115hr2200ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2200/BILLS-115hr2200eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2200/BILLS-115hr2200rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2200/BILLS-115hr2200eas.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2200/BILLS-115hr2200enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2018487