3.0.0 5027 2023-01-11T13:40:32Z 2023-01-11T13:40:32Z House HR 2018-02-14 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RATCLIFFE:H.R. 5027.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitutionwhich states that Congress has the power ``to make all lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H1178]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2018-03-08T16:54:12Z Referred to 2018-02-14T15:01:50Z Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2018 115 2429 S 2018-02-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2018-03-08 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2018-02-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2018-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000601 Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] John Ratcliffe R TX 4 N R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2018-02-14 True Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against children Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Human trafficking Labor standards Sex offenses Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2018-02-14 Introduced in House 2019-04-10T20:32:30Z Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2018

This bill amends the federal criminal code to specify that supplying, furnishing, or providing a drug or substance to a person, including to exploit or create an addiction, constitutes: (1) coercion, for purposes of a child sex trafficking offense; and (2) coercive means, for purposes of a forced labor offense.

]]> Protecting Rights of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2018' Display Title Protecting Rights of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2018' Official Title as Introduced To amend chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that using drugs or illegal substances to cause a person to engage in a commercial sex act constitutes coercion and using drugs or illegal substances to provide or obtain the labor or services of a person constitutes forced labor. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Rights of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2018' Introduced in House 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5027ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5027ih.xml 2018-03-08 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.