3.0.0 1703 2023-01-12T17:52:45Z 2023-01-12T17:52:45Z Senate S S 2007-06-27 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-10-02T17:28:59Z ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2008-07-28T23:36:25Z Markup by 2007-09-20T16:45:16Z Referred to 2007-06-27T16:46:33Z 2008-10-02 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-10-02 12:11:48 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2008-10-02 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2008-10-01 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2008-10-01 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-01 Senate The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2008-10-01 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10388-10390; text of measures as reported in Senate: CR S10389) Floor 2008-07-28 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 903. Calendars 2008-07-28 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2008-07-28 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-09-20 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2007-06-27 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2007-06-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2007-06-27 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-07-09 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2007-09-20 False 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z S. 1703, Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19187 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 20, 2007</p> 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z S. 1703, Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19187 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 20, 2007 Crime and Law Enforcement Children's rights Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Families Forced labor Human rights International Affairs Jurisdiction Labor and Employment Law Prosecution Prostitution Sex-oriented businesses Slavery Smuggling Women Women's rights Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-06-27 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-25T20:00:34Z Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to grant U.S. courts jurisdiction over cases involving peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons in which, not later than ten years after an alleged offense occurs, the alleged offender is brought into, or found in, the United States, even if such offense occurred outside the United States.

]]> 01 2008-07-28 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2008-08-05T19:14:48Z Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to grant U.S. courts additional extraterritorial jurisdiction over criminal offenses involving peonage, slavery, sales of persons into involuntary servitude, forced labor, trafficking in persons, and sex trafficking of children if: (1) the alleged offender or victim of any such offense is a national or permanent resident of the United States; or (2) the alleged offender is present in the United States, irrespective of the nationality of such offender.

Prohibits U.S. prosecution of an alleged trafficking offender who is prosecuted by a foreign government whose jurisdiction is recognized by the United States, except upon the approval of the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General.

]]> 35 2008-10-01 Passed Senate amended 2008-10-07T20:38:02Z Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to grant U.S. courts additional extraterritorial jurisdiction over criminal offenses involving peonage, slavery, sales of persons into involuntary servitude, forced labor, trafficking in persons, and sex trafficking of children if: (1) the alleged offender is a national or permanent resident of the United States; or (2) the alleged offender is present in the United States, irrespective of the nationality of such offender.

Prohibits U.S. prosecution of an alleged trafficking offender who is prosecuted by a foreign government whose jurisdiction is recognized by the United States, except upon the approval of the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General.

]]> Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2008 Display Title Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prevent and reduce trafficking in persons. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2007 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2008 S Senate 5688 110 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2019-11-15T21:58:58Z 2008-10-01 Amendment SA 5688 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 5688 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/5688 D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z Senate 110 S Senate S 1703 Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2008 2023-01-12T17:52:45Z 6 2008-10-01 0 Senate Amendment SA 5688 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2008-10-01 0 Senate Amendment SA 5688 proposed by Senator Durbin. (consideration: CR S10390; text: CR S10390) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2008-10-01 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 5688 proposed by Senator Durbin.(consideration: CR S10390; text: CR S10390) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-01 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 5688 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed in Senate 2008-10-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1703es/xml/BILLS-110s1703es.xml Referred in House 2008-10-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1703rfh/xml/BILLS-110s1703rfh.xml Reported to Senate 2008-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1703rs/xml/BILLS-110s1703rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-06-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1703is/xml/BILLS-110s1703is.xml 2008-10-02 Referred to the House 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.