US Congress Senate Bill 1311 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Enrolled on December 20 2018 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-12-21 - Signed by President.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill sets forth a variety of measures to address the prevention and punishment of human trafficking and to assist trafficking victims. Included among these are provisions concerning: restitution for victims; funding of investigations of offenses relating to sexual abuse of children; grants to states and localities and other entities for victim service assistance; training of health, victim service, and federal law enforcement personnel, including through the use of a victim screening protocol by the Department of Homeland Security; penalties imposed for slavery offenses, sex trafficking of children, and repeat convictions for transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes; travel for the purpose of engaging in any illicit sexual conduct; designation of additional Department of Justice resources for prosecution and service coordination; penalties for offenses involving organized human trafficking, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or transportation for prostitution or any illegal sexual activity; and studies of the physical and psychological effects of serious harm to victims.

Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017

Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Bob Corker [R-TN]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-12-21	House	Signed by President.
2018-12-20	House	Presented to President.
2018-12-18	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-12-17	House	Senate agreed to House amendment to S. 1311 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7628; text: CR S7628)
2018-10-01	House	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
2018-09-28	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-09-28	House	On passage Passed without objection.
2018-09-28	House	H.Amdt.975 On agreeing to the Marino amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
2018-09-28	House	H.Amdt.975 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Marino. (consideration: CR H9377-9381; text: CR H9377-9381)
2018-09-28	House	Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9373-9381; text of measure as introduced: CR H9373-9377)
2018-09-28	House	Mr. Marino asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
2018-09-28	House	Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
2018-09-28	House	Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
2018-09-28	House	Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
2018-09-28	House	Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
2017-09-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-09-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2017-09-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-09-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
2017-09-12	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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.
2017-09-12	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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.
2017-09-12	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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.
2017-09-12	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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.
2017-09-12	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2017-09-12	House	Received in the House.
2017-09-11	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5175-5179)
2017-09-11	Senate	The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
2017-09-11	Senate	S.Amdt.936 Amendment SA 936 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2017-09-11	Senate	S.Amdt.936 Amendment SA 936 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cornyn. (consideration: CR S5174-5175; text: CR S5174-5175) To improve the bill.
2017-09-11	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5170-5179)
2017-08-01	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 188.
2017-08-01	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2017-06-29	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2017-06-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3331-3335)

HB2803 (Same As) 2017-07-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
SB1517 (Related) 2017-06-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB3304 (Related) 2017-08-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
SB1236 (Related) 2017-05-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1311/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1311/BILLS-115s1311is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1311/BILLS-115s1311rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1311/BILLS-115s1311es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1311/BILLS-115s1311eah.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1311/BILLS-115s1311enr.pdf