3.0.0 514 2023-01-11T13:29:02Z 2023-01-11T13:29:02Z House HR 2015-01-22 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 11 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 514.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18, as this bill betterequips the Executive Branch to properly carry out the powersvested in it by the Constitution, as well as ensures thatCongress is accurately informed of a foreign nations'trafficking record and tier ranking when Congress considersregulation of commerce with foreign nations.[Page H534]]]> ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-27T16:44:38Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-01-22T14:06:50Z 2015-01-27 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2015-01-26 15:51:08 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2015-01-26 15:51:04 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H539-540) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2015-01-26 15:51:04 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H539-540) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-26 15:34:40 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 514. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-01-26 15:34:38 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H539-542) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2015-01-26 15:34:23 Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2015-01-22 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2015-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2015-01-22 True P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2015-01-22 True R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] ED ROYCE R CA 39 2015-01-26 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2015-01-26 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2015-01-26 False P000606 Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] Robert Pittenger R NC 9 2015-01-26 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2015-01-26 False C001105 Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] Barbara Comstock R VA 10 2015-01-26 False F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2015-01-26 False H001056 Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 3 2015-01-26 False C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2015-01-26 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2015-01-26 False G000564 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] Christopher Gibson R NY P. 19 2015-01-26 False International Affairs Congressional oversight Department of State Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Human trafficking International Affairs 00 2015-01-22 Introduced in House 2017-02-06T23:19:29Z Human Trafficking Prioritization Act

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State will be more effective in carrying out duties mandated by Congress in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and can do so without an increase in either personnel or budget, if: (1) the Office status is changed to that of a Bureau within the Department; and (2) the Office is headed by an Assistant Secretary with direct access to the Secretary of State, rather than an Ambassador-at-Large.

Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to change the status of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to that of the Bureau to Combat Trafficking in Persons.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress:

  • detailing for each current Assistant Secretary of State position the exact title and length of designation as Assistant Secretary, and whether that designation was legislatively mandated or authorized and, if so, the relevant statutory citation; and
  • whether the Secretary intends to designate one of the Assistant Secretary of State positions as the Assistant Secretary of State to Combat Trafficking in Persons, and the reasons for that decision.

Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to prohibit subsequent inclusion for more than one consecutive year on the special watch list of countries whose compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking is full, partial, or insignificant of any country that:

  • was included on the list for four consecutive years after enactment of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, and
  • was subsequently included on the exclusive Tier 3 list of countries not making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with such standards.

States that no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for diplomatic and consular programs to carry out this Act.

]]> 81 2015-01-26 Passed House without amendment 2015-01-28T15:58:30Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Human Trafficking Prioritization Act

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State will be more effective in carrying out duties mandated by Congress in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and can do so without an increase in either personnel or budget, if: (1) the Office status is changed to that of a Bureau within the Department; and (2) the Office is headed by an Assistant Secretary with direct access to the Secretary of State, rather than an Ambassador-at-Large.

Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to change the status of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to that of the Bureau to Combat Trafficking in Persons.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress:

  • detailing for each current Assistant Secretary of State position the exact title and length of designation as Assistant Secretary, and whether that designation was legislatively mandated or authorized and, if so, the relevant statutory citation; and
  • whether the Secretary intends to designate one of the Assistant Secretary of State positions as the Assistant Secretary of State to Combat Trafficking in Persons, and the reasons for that decision.

Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to prohibit subsequent inclusion for more than one consecutive year on the special watch list of countries whose compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking is full, partial, or insignificant if the country:

  • was included on the list for four consecutive years after enactment of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, and
  • was subsequently included on the exclusive Tier 3 list of countries not making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with such standards.

States that no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for diplomatic and consular programs to carry out this Act.

]]> Human Trafficking Prioritization Act Display Title Human Trafficking Prioritization Act Official Title as Introduced To prioritize the fight against human trafficking within the Department of State according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 without increasing the size of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Human Trafficking Prioritization Act Short Titles as Passed House Human Trafficking Prioritization Act H House Referred in Senate 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr514rfs/xml/BILLS-114hr514rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr514eh/xml/BILLS-114hr514eh.xml Introduced in House 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr514ih/xml/BILLS-114hr514ih.xml 2015-01-27 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.