3.0.0 2941 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z Senate S S 2014-11-19 113 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-11-19T16:09:43Z Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act 113 2646 S 2014-10-01 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 581. Related bill CRS 2014-11-19 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6154) IntroReferral 2014-11-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6153-6154) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2014-11-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2014-11-19 True K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2014-12-11 False Crime and Law Enforcement Crime victims Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Evidence and witnesses Human trafficking Law enforcement officers Sex offenses Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2014-11-19 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-18T16:38:49Z Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code, with respect to sex trafficking of children, to: (1) subject to criminal prosecution buyers, as well as sellers, of commercial sex involving sex trafficking victims; (2) provide that in prosecutions of sex trafficking crimes, the government is not required to prove that a sex trafficking defendant knew or recklessly disregarded the fact that a victim was under age 18; (3) equalize the period of supervised release for sex trafficking offenders convicted of conspiracy; (4) expand wiretap authority for investigating crimes related to sex trafficking, including slavery, involuntary servitude, and forced labor; (5) grant crime victims the right to be informed in a timely manner of any plea agreement or deferred prosecution agreement; and (6) require an appellate court to apply ordinary standards of review in reviewing appeals filed by crime victims.   

Requires the Director of Justice Statistics in the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prepare and report annually on: (1) the rates of arrests by state law enforcement officers for sex trafficking crimes involving buyers of commercial sex involving sex trafficking victims, and (2) prosecutions and convictions for such crimes in state courts.

Directs the Attorney General to ensure that DOJ anti-human trafficking training programs, including programs for federal, state, or local law enforcement officers, include technical training on effective methods for investigating and prosecuting buyers of commercial sex involving sex trafficking victims.

]]> Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2014 Display Title Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to combat human trafficking. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2941is/xml/BILLS-113s2941is.xml 2014-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6154) 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.