US Congress House Bill 500 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-5)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-23 - Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act Establishes the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, which shall provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President's Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Directs the Council to: (1) meet at least annually to review federal government policy and programs intended to combat human trafficking, (2) formulate assessments and recommendations to ensure that U.S. policy and programming efforts conform to best practices in the field of human trafficking prevention, and (3) meet with the Group at least annually to present the Council's findings and recommendations.

Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act

Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-23	House	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2015-04-23	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-02-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-01-28	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E129-130)
2015-01-22	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2015-01-22	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2015-01-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
2015-01-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/500/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr500/BILLS-114hr500ih.pdf