US SB121 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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 or at the request of the Group 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, (3) meet with the Group at least annually to formally present the Council's findings and recommendations, and (4) submit annual reports to the Task Force. Sunsets this Act on September 30, 2020.

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Title

A bill to establish the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking to review Federal Government policy on human trafficking.

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History

DateChamberAction
2013-01-23SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Same As/Similar To

HB5607 (Related) 2014-10-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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