3.0.0 2741 2023-01-11T13:36:35Z 2023-01-11T13:36:35Z House HR 2017-05-25 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 91 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALKER:H.R. 2741.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H4610]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-12T21:17:22Z Referred to 2017-05-25T13:04:25Z 2017-07-12 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-05-25 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000819 Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] Mark Walker R NC 6 N B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2017-07-26 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Human trafficking Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-05-25 Introduced in House 2017-11-20T15:58:34Z Bettering Resources in Guarding from Human Trafficking Act of 2017 or the BRIGHT Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a five-year mandatory minimum prison term for certain offenses related to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, and trafficking.

]]> BRIGHT Act of 2017 Display Title BRIGHT Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for certain trafficking offenses, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced BRIGHT Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Bettering Resources In Guarding from Human Trafficking Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2741ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2741ih.xml 2017-07-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. 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.