US Congress House Bill 2803 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-12 - 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]

Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill sets forth a variety of measures to address the prevention and punishment of human trafficking and to assist trafficking victims. Included among these are provisions concerning: restitution for victims; funding of investigations of offenses relating to sexual abuse of children; grants to states and localities and other entities for victim service assistance; training of health, victim service, and federal law enforcement personnel, including through the use of a victim screening protocol by the Department of Homeland Security; penalties imposed for slavery offenses, sex trafficking of children, and repeat convictions for transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes; travel for the purpose of engaging in any illicit sexual conduct; designation of additional Department of Justice resources for prosecution and service coordination; penalties for offenses involving organized human trafficking, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or transportation for prostitution or any illegal sexual activity; and studies of the physical and psychological effects of serious harm to victims.

Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017

Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]
Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]
Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-06-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
2017-06-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-06-07	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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.
2017-06-07	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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.
2017-06-07	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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.
2017-06-07	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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.
2017-06-07	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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.
2017-06-07	House	Introduced in House

SB1311 (Same As) 2018-12-21 - Signed by President.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2803/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2803/BILLS-115hr2803ih.pdf