3.0.0 5664 2023-01-11T13:45:05Z 2023-01-11T13:45:05Z House HR 2020-01-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 21, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCAUL:H.R. 5664.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H334]]]> ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-09-23T19:50:34Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2020-03-04T15:41:13Z Referred to 2020-01-21T15:00:44Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2020-02-07T21:57:52Z Referred to 2020-01-21T15:00:49Z William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 116 6395 HR 2021-01-02 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Related bill CRS LIFT Act 116 4478 S 2020-08-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2020-09-23 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2020-09-22 16:33:38 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2020-09-22 16:33:37 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 197). (text: CR H4674-4675) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 197 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2020/roll197.xml House 116 2020-09-22T20:33:37Z 2 2020-09-22 16:33:37 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 197). Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 197 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2020/roll197.xml House 116 2020-09-22T20:33:37Z 2 2020-09-22 15:52:00 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4688) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2020-09-22 13:40:21 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 2020-09-22 13:24:26 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5664. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2020-09-22 13:24:00 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4674-4677) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2020-09-22 13:23:26 Mr. Castro (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2020-03-04 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2020-03-04 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2020-02-07 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2020-01-21 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-01-21 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2020-01-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-01-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 N E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2020-01-21 True O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2020-01-24 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-01-28 False S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2020-02-06 False Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2020-02-06 False W000827 Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] Ron Wright R TX 6 2020-02-06 False W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2020-03-03 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2020-03-04 False P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] Scott Perry R PA 10 2020-03-04 False S001209 Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] Abigail Spanberger D VA Davis 7 2020-03-04 False G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2020-09-21 False 2020-03-27T20:28:00Z H.R. 5664, Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56305 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 4, 2020 International Affairs Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Crime victims Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human trafficking Law enforcement administration and funding Sanctions Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2020-01-21 Introduced in House 2020-09-28T15:25:53Z Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act or the LIFT Act

This bill requires the Department of State to ensure that the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security receive timely and regular information regarding visa denials based on grounds related to human trafficking. The bill also extends (1) to June 30 the deadline for submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, and (2) through FY2025 the survivor-led Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.

]]> 53 2020-09-22 Passed House 2020-09-28T22:22:11Z Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act or the LIFT Act

This bill requires the Department of State to ensure that the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security receive timely and regular information regarding visa denials based on grounds related to human trafficking. The bill also extends (1) to June 30 the deadline for submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, and (2) through FY2025 the survivor-led Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.

]]> LIFT Act Display Title LIFT Act Short Title(s) as Passed House Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Passed House LIFT Act H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to ensure adequate time for the preparation of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, require the timely provision of information to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the Department of State regarding the number and location of visa denials based, in whole or in part, on grounds related to human trafficking, and for other purposes. Engrossed in House EH Short Titles as Passed House LIFT Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act H House Short Title(s) as Introduced Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced LIFT Act Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5664rfs/xml/BILLS-116hr5664rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5664eh/xml/BILLS-116hr5664eh.xml Introduced in House 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5664ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5664ih.xml 2020-09-23 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.