US HB350 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 54-21-1)
Status: Engrossed on January 28 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-28 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on January 28 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-28 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2015 Requires the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to conduct a review that: (1) surveys federal and state activities to deter individuals from committing trafficking offenses and to prevent children from becoming trafficking victims; (2) surveys academic literature on deterring individuals from committing trafficking offenses, preventing children from becoming trafficking victims, and the commercial sexual exploitation of children; and (3) identifies best practices and strategies to deter such actions. Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress regarding: (1) federal and state law enforcement efforts to combat human trafficking in the United States, and (2) information on each relevant federal grant program. Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to authorize grants for programs that provide housing assistance to victims of trafficking.
Title
Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2015
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-28 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2015-01-27 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2015-01-27 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H589-590) |
| 2015-01-27 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 350. |
| 2015-01-27 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H589-592) |
| 2015-01-27 | House | Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. |
| 2015-01-27 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 5. |
| 2015-01-27 | House | Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged. |
| 2015-01-27 | House | Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-9, Part I. |
| 2015-01-26 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H560-561) |
| 2015-01-21 | House | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| 2015-01-21 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2015-01-14 | House | Referred to House Foreign Affairs |
| 2015-01-14 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2015-01-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. |
| 2015-01-14 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB529 (Related) 2015-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S997-998)
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Crime and law enforcement
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Government studies and investigations
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Human trafficking
Law enforcement administration and funding
Sex offenses
Crime and law enforcement
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Government studies and investigations
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Human trafficking
Law enforcement administration and funding
Sex offenses
