3.0.0 4259 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z House H HR 2012-03-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LANKFORD:H.R. 4259.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art. I, Sec. 8To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H1571]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-07T19:48:41Z Referred to 2012-03-26T16:00:46Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2012-04-09T19:29:04Z hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2012-04-09T19:28:50Z Referred to 2012-03-26T16:00:51Z Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 112 2139 S 2012-04-17 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-659. Related bill CRS Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 112 3286 S 2012-06-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012 112 2234 S 2012-12-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 571. Identical bill CRS 2012-05-07 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. Committee 2012-04-09 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. Committee 2012-04-09 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2012-03-26 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-03-26 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2012-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000575 Rep. Lankford, James [R-OK-5] James Lankford R OK 5 N I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2012-03-26 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2012-03-26 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2012-03-26 True S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2012-03-26 True K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 2012-03-28 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2012-04-17 False P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2012-04-17 False V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2012-04-17 False S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] Jackie Speier D CA 12 2012-04-19 False M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2012-04-25 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2012-04-25 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2012-04-25 False R000580 Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] Peter Roskam R IL J. 6 2012-04-27 False S001179 Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] Aaron Schock R IL 18 2012-05-15 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33] Karen Bass D CA 33 2012-05-15 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2012-05-15 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2012-05-18 False W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2012-05-31 False B001256 Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] Michele Bachmann R MN 6 2012-06-01 False C001085 Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] Hansen Clarke D MI 13 2012-06-06 False W000809 Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] Steve Womack R AR 3 2012-06-21 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2012-06-29 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2012-07-18 False H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-24] Richard Hanna R NY L. 24 2012-10-05 False Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Crime victims Employee hiring Employment discrimination and employee rights Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Human rights Human trafficking Military procurement, research, weapons development Personnel records Public contracts and procurement Sex offenses Government Operations and Politics 00 2012-03-26 Introduced in House 2012-05-15T18:58:12Z End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012 - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to expand the authority of a federal agency to terminate a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement involving grantees or contractors who engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons to include grantees or contractors who: (1) engage in acts that directly support or advance trafficking in persons, (2) destroy an employee's immigration documents or fail to repatriate such employee upon the end of employment, (3) solicit persons for employment under false pretenses, (4) charge recruited employees exorbitant placement fees, or (5) provide inhumane living conditions. Requires the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to monitor all known cases and activities involving trafficking in persons that are reported to certain officials of the Department of Defense (DOD).
 
Prohibits the head of an executive agency from entering into a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement valued at $1 million or more if performance will predominantly be conducted overseas unless a representative of the recipient of such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement certifies that the recipient has implemented a plan and procedures to prevent trafficking in persons.

Requires a contracting or grant officer of an executive agency who receives credible evidence that a recipient of a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement has engaged in trafficking in persons or other prohibited activities to request the agency's Inspector General to investigate allegations of trafficking and to take remedial actions, including the suspension of payments under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.

Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to five years on any individual who knowingly and with intent to defraud recruits, solicits, or hires a person outside the United States, or attempts to do so, to work on on a government contract performed on government facilities outside the United States by means of materially false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises regarding such employment.

]]> End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012 Display Title End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To prevent human trafficking in government contracting. Introduced in House 2012-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4259ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4259ih.xml 2012-05-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. 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.