US Congress House Bill 63 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-12 - 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]

CATCH Traffickers Act of 2015 Coordinated Assistance To Catch Human Traffickers Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish and maintain a database to serve as a central location for information from law enforcement agency investigations relating to human trafficking. Requires: (1) the head of a law enforcement agency conducting such an investigation to ensure that information the Secretary determines to be appropriate is entered into the database, and (2) the Attorney General to reduce by 20% the amount of a grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program received by a state or local government the law enforcement agency of which does not substantially comply with such requirement. Permits law enforcement agencies to access the database only in connection with an investigation related to human trafficking.

CATCH Traffickers Act of 2015 Coordinated Assistance To Catch Human Traffickers Act of 2015

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]

Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]

Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-01-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-01-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/63/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr63/BILLS-114hr63ih.pdf