3.0.0 1862 2023-09-05T17:28:32Z 2023-09-05T17:28:32Z Senate S 2017-09-26 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2018-10-05T18:12:19Z Markup by 2018-09-26T15:00:06Z Referred to 2017-09-26T18:49:29Z Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 115 1848 S 2017-09-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 225. Related bill CRS 2019-01-09 Became Public Law No: 115-427. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2019-01-09 Became Public Law No: 115-427. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-09 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2019-01-09 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-02 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2019-01-02 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2018-12-21 16:40:13 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2018-12-21 16:40:12 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 370 - 0 (Roll no. 491). (text: CR H10548-10549) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 491 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2018/roll491.xml House 115 2018-12-21T21:40:12Z 2 2018-12-21 16:40:12 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 370 - 0 (Roll no. 491).(text: CR H10548-10549) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 491 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2018/roll491.xml House 115 2018-12-21T21:40:12Z 2 2018-12-21 16:36:11 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10576) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2018-12-21 11:04:29 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2018-12-21 11:02:53 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1862. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2018-12-21 11:02:51 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10548-10550) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2018-12-21 11:02:22 Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2018-12-19 17:15:56 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2018-12-19 14:12:26 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2018-12-18 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2018-12-17 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S7630-7631) Floor 2018-12-17 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S7630-7631) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2018-12-17 Senate The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2018-12-17 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7628-7631; text as reported in Senate: CR S7628-7629) Floor 2018-10-05 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 623. Calendars 2018-10-05 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2018-10-05 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2018-09-26 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2017-09-26 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2017-09-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2017-09-26 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2017-09-26 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2017-09-26 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2018-10-05 False 2018-10-24T20:10:17Z S. 1862, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54627 As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on October 5, 2018 Public Law 115-427 International Affairs Child safety and welfare Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Employee hiring Employment discrimination and employee rights Evidence and witnesses Foreign aid and international relief Foreign labor Foreign loans and debt Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Human rights Human trafficking Immigration status and procedures International organizations and cooperation Labor standards Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military education and training Military personnel and dependents Multilateral development programs Organized crime Public-private cooperation Sex offenses Youth employment and child labor International Affairs 00 2017-09-26 Introduced in Senate 2018-03-24T15:49:46Z Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017

This bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to modify: (1) the criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, and (2) actions to be taken against countries that fail to meet such standards.

The U.S. Agency for International Development shall incorporate child protection and anti-trafficking strategies into the development strategy for each country on the special watch list.

The bill sets forth child soldier protection provisions.

The U.S. Executive Director of each multilateral development bank shall initiate discussions to develop anti-human trafficking provisions in project development, procurement, and evaluation policies.

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This bill modifies the criteria for evaluating whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for combatting human trafficking.

The President shall ensure that federal agencies limit grants and contracts to entities that do not engage in various activities related to human trafficking. Under the bill, one prohibited activity is charging employees for placement or recruitment fees. Previously, entities could charge such fees as long as they were reasonable.

The bill modifies requirements related to the Department of State's annual report to Congress on its anti-human trafficking efforts, which ranks countries on their compliance with the minimum standards laid out in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. For each country that received a different rank from the previous year, the State Department shall explain the reason for the change, including any concrete actions that country took or failed to take to address human trafficking concerns.

The State Department shall prepare an action plan for each country upgraded to tier 2 on the report's watch list, and how such a country can further improve (tier 2 countries do not meet minimum standards for combatting human trafficking but are making significant efforts to do so).

When the State Department downgrades a country to tier 2, it shall give the country's foreign minister a copy of the report and information including the reasons for the change. The State Department shall also explain the implications of the tier 2 designation and of any further downgrades.

The Department of the Treasury shall instruct its U.S. Executive Directors in each multilateral development bank to initiate discussions to further promote anti-human trafficking policies, including development strategies that reduce the prevalence of trafficking.

]]> Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 Display Title Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017 Short Titles as Passed House Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 H House Short Titles as Passed Senate Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 S Senate Short Titles as Enacted Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to modify the criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, and for other purposes. Short Titles as Reported to Senate Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 S Senate 4106 115 SAMDT Of a perfecting nature. 2020-12-15T17:59:34Z 2018-12-17 Amendment SA 4106 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 4106 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/4106 M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 1862 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 2023-09-05T17:28:32Z 6 2018-12-17 0 Senate Amendment SA 4106 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2018-12-17 0 Senate Amendment SA 4106 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Menendez. (consideration: CR S7629-7630; text: CR S7629-7630) Of a perfecting nature. Floor 2018-12-17 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4106 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Menendez.(consideration: CR S7629-7630; text: CR S7629-7630) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2018-12-17 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 4106 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2018-12-13 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1862enr/xml/BILLS-115s1862enr.xml Engrossed in Senate 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1862es/xml/BILLS-115s1862es.xml Reported to Senate 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1862rs/xml/BILLS-115s1862rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1862is/xml/BILLS-115s1862is.xml 2019-01-10T04:59:59Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ427/uslm/PLAW-115publ427.xml Public Law 2019-01-09 Became Public Law No: 115-427. 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.