3.0.0 53 2023-01-11T13:34:22Z 2023-01-11T13:34:22Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 53.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H48]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-12T15:58:18Z Referred to 2017-01-03T17:22:05Z 2017-01-12 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 N M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2018-06-01 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2018-06-08 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2018-06-08 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Government information and archives Human trafficking Law enforcement administration and funding Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2017-01-11T20:20:38Z Coordinated Assistance To Catch Human Traffickers Act of 2017 or the CATCH Traffickers Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to establish and maintain a national database for human trafficking investigations.

It requires a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency that conducts a human trafficking investigation to enter information into the database. The Department of Justice must reduce by 20% the allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program for a state or local government that fails to comply.]]>

CATCH Traffickers Act of 2017 Display Title CATCH Traffickers Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a database that shall serve as a central location for information from investigations relating to human trafficking for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced CATCH Traffickers Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Coordinated Assistance To Catch Human Traffickers Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr53ih/xml/BILLS-115hr53ih.xml 2017-01-12 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.