US HB469 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-22-1)
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 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to condition eligibility to receive a state grant for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs on inclusion in the state plan of a certification by the governor that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law, or is operating a statewide program, that includes provisions and procedures to: identify and assess reports involving children who are sex trafficking victims (and which may also involve children who are victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons), train representatives of the state child protective services about identifying and assessing such children, and identify services and procedures for appropriate referral to address the needs of such children. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on: the specific type and prevalence of severe forms of trafficking in persons to which children have been subjected who are identified for services or intervention under the placement, care, or supervision of state, Indian tribe, or tribal organization child welfare agencies; the practices and protocols utilized by states to identify and serve children who are, or are at-risk of becoming, victims of trafficking; and any barriers in federal laws or regulations that may prevent identification and assessment of children who are such victims.

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Title

Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015

Sponsors

Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]Rep. John Kline [R-MN]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]
Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]
Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]

Roll Calls

2015-01-27 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 410 N: 0 NV: 23 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-01-28SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2015-01-27HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 47). (text: CR 1/26/2015 H550)
2015-01-27HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-01-27HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H616-617)
2015-01-26HouseAt 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.
2015-01-26HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 469.
2015-01-26HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H549-553)
2015-01-26HouseMr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2015-01-22HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-01-22HouseIntroduced in House

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