Combating Human Trafficking Act of 2015

3.0.0 350 2023-01-11T13:29:07Z 2023-01-11T13:29:07Z House HR 2015-01-14 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 14, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. NOEM:H.R. 350.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H406]]]> ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-28T17:11:35Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Discharged from 2015-01-27T17:37:08Z Referred to 2015-01-14T14:02:50Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Reported by 2015-01-27T17:36:18Z Markup by 2015-01-21T17:50:14Z Referred to 2015-01-14T14:02:45Z H. Rept. 114-9 Combating Human Trafficking Act of 2015 114 529 S 2015-02-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S997-998) Related bill CRS 2015-01-28 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-01-27 12:52:41 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2015-01-27 12:52:38 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H589-590) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2015-01-27 12:52:38 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H589-590) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-27 12:37:26 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 350. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-01-27 12:37:24 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H589-592) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2015-01-27 12:37:13 Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2015-01-27 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 5. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00005 2015-01-27 Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2015-01-27 Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2015-01-27 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-9, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-01-27 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-9, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-01-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H560-561) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-21 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2015-01-21 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-01-14 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 2015-01-14 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-14 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. 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00 2015-01-14 Introduced in House 2015-01-20T16:22:44Z Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2015

Requires the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to conduct a review that: (1) surveys federal and state activities to deter individuals from committing trafficking offenses and to prevent children from becoming trafficking victims; (2) surveys academic literature on deterring individuals from committing trafficking offenses, preventing children from becoming trafficking victims, and the commercial sexual exploitation of children; and (3) identifies best practices and strategies to deter such actions.

Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress regarding: (1) federal and state law enforcement efforts to combat human trafficking in the United States, and (2) information on each relevant federal grant program.

Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to authorize grants for programs that provide housing assistance to victims of trafficking.

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81 2015-01-27 Passed House without amendment 2015-01-28T15:59:34Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2015

Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to authorize grants for programs that provide housing assistance to victims of trafficking.

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Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2015 Display Title Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking and review trafficking prevention efforts, to protect and assist in the recovery of victims of trafficking, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2015 Referred in Senate 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr350rfs/xml/BILLS-114hr350rfs.xml Reported in House 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr350rh/xml/BILLS-114hr350rh.xml Engrossed in House 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr350eh/xml/BILLS-114hr350eh.xml Introduced in House 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr350ih/xml/BILLS-114hr350ih.xml 2015-01-28 Received in the Senate and 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.