3.0.0 2916 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z Senate S S 2004-10-07 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-10-07T19:03:52Z Domestic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2004 108 5269 HR 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS 2004-10-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2004-10-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2004-10-07 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2004-10-07 True Crime and Law Enforcement Arrest Assault Child sexual abuse Commerce Compensation for victims of crime Conferences Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime prevention Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Criminal statistics Criminology Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information Families Federal aid to law enforcement Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Housing and Community Development Imprisonment Income tax Informers Internet Interstate commerce Jurisdiction Labor and Employment Local laws Nonprofit organizations Performance measurement Police training Prosecution Prostitution Rape Recidivists Science, Technology, Communications Sex crimes Shelters for the homeless Social Welfare State laws Tax evasion Taxation Victims of crimes Web sites Women Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2004-10-07 Introduced in Senate 2004-12-21T19:07:38Z Domestic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2004 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants to States and political subdivisions to establish model law enforcement programs that promote the effective prosecution of purchasers, exploiters, and traffickers of commercial sex acts.

Permits the use of grant funds for: (1) prosecutions against purchasers of unlawful commercial sex acts, including through the use of female decoys; (2) prosecutions against traffickers and exploiters of unlawful commercial sex acts, including through surveillance of places of business engaged in such acts; and (3) social service programs operated by non-governmental organizations with special expertise in assisting victims of unlawful commercial sex activities, whose programs offer protection, education, food, and shelter for victims.

Amends the Federal criminal code to increase penalties for purchasers of unlawful commercial sex acts.

Requires the Departments of Justice (DOJ), Labor, Health and Human Services, and any other Federal agency involved in combating unlawful domestic sex trafficking and providing services to the victims to coordinate their activities with the Senior Policy Operating Group to ensure that Federal programs directed at domestic trafficking are consistent with Federal enforcement of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.

Requires the Attorney General to: (1) disseminate best practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel at each annual conference conducted by DOJ; and (2) carry out a biennial comprehensive statistical review and analysis of unlawful commercial sex acts.

]]> Domestic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2004 Display Title Domestic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, to protect children from being exploited by such activities, to prohibit the operation of sex tours, to assist State and local governments to enforce laws dealing with commercial sex activities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Domestic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-10-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108s2916is/xml/BILLS-108s2916is.xml 2004-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.