US Congress House Bill 4708 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Passed on February 14 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-02-14 - Became Public Law No: 115-125. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a program to be known as the Blue Campaign, the purpose of which shall be to unify and coordinate DHS efforts to address human trafficking. The campaign director shall issue DHS-wide guidance to and develop training programs for appropriate DHS personnel, coordinate departmental efforts, and provide guidance and training on trauma-informed practices to ensure that human trafficking victims are afforded prompt access to victim support service providers and assistance to address their immediate and long-term needs. Such campaign shall provide guidance and training to DHS personnel and other federal, state, tribal, and law enforcement personnel regarding: programs to help identify instances of human trafficking; the types of information that should be collected and recorded in DHS information technology systems to identify individuals suspected or convicted of human trafficking; systematic and routine information sharing within DHS and among federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies regarding such individuals and patterns and practices of human trafficking; techniques to identify suspected victims of trafficking along the U.S. border and at airport security checkpoints; methods to be used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and personnel from other appropriate agencies to train TSA employees to identify suspected trafficking victims and to serve as a liaison and resource regarding human trafficking prevention to appropriate state, local, and private sector aviation workers and the traveling public; utilizing resources to educate partners and stakeholders and increase public awareness of human trafficking; and leveraging partnerships with state and local governmental, non-governmental, and private sector organizations to raise public awareness of human trafficking. (Sec. 3) DHS shall: (1) ensure the integration of information technology systems utilized within DHS to record and track information regarding individuals suspected or convicted of human trafficking; and (2) report to Congress on the status and effectiveness of, and providing a recommendation regarding the appropriate office within DHS for, the Blue Campaign.

Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act

Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]

Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]

Rep. John Katko [R-NY]

Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-14	Senate	Became Public Law No: 115-125. (TXT | PDF)
2018-02-14	Senate	Signed by President.
2018-02-06	Senate	Presented to President.
2018-01-30	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-01-30	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S591)
2018-01-16	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.
2018-01-11	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-01-11	House	On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H161)
2018-01-11	House	Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H161)
2018-01-11	House	Mr. McCaul asked unanimous consent to discharge from the Committees on Homeland Security and the Judiciary and consider.
2018-01-11	House	Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
2018-01-11	House	Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
2017-12-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-12-21	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
2017-12-21	House	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
2017-12-21	House	Introduced in House

HB1370 (Related) 2017-12-22 - Became Public Law No: 115-96. (TXT | PDF)
SB1103 (Related) 2017-10-10 - Held at the desk.
SB1370 (Related) 2017-06-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4708/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4708/BILLS-115hr4708ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4708/BILLS-115hr4708eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4708/BILLS-115hr4708enr.pdf