3.0.0 3949 2023-11-09T21:43:47Z 2023-11-09T21:43:47Z Senate S 2022-03-29 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2022-12-21T03:34:21Z Referred to 2022-03-29T22:08:07Z CONNECT Act 117 1033 S 2021-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Human Trafficking Online Research Act 117 3898 S 2022-03-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2023-01-05 Became Public Law No: 117-348. President E40000 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-05 Became Public Law No: 117-348. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-05 Signed by President. President E30000 9 Library of Congress 2023-01-05 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-28 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-28 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-22 11:29:16 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2022-12-22 11:29:15 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10013-10017) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2022-12-22 11:29:15 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10013-10017) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-22 11:23:48 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3949. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-22 11:23:47 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10013-10018) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-22 11:23:39 Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 12:16:35 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 12:09:15 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-21 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2022-12-20 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9661-9665) Floor 2022-12-20 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9661-9665) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-20 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9613) Floor 2022-12-20 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2022-12-20 Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2022-03-29 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2022-03-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2022-03-29 True Public Law 117-348 Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Adoption and foster care Advisory bodies Assault and harassment offenses Business ethics Child safety and welfare Civil actions and liability Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Contracts and agency Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Customs enforcement Domestic violence and child abuse Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Employee benefits and pensions Employee hiring Employee performance Employment and training programs Evidence and witnesses Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Higher education Human rights Human trafficking Immigration status and procedures Juvenile crime and gang violence Labor standards Labor-management relations Law enforcement administration and funding Mental health Pornography Public contracts and procurement Sex offenses Smuggling and trafficking State and local government operations Trade restrictions Visas and passports Vocational and technical education Wages and earnings Youth employment and child labor Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2022-03-29 Introduced in Senate 2023-10-20T19:16:16Z Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes, updates, and expands federal efforts to address domestic trafficking, including to make permanent the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking and reauthorize various grants, activities, and programs that support victims of domestic trafficking.

]]> 55 2022-12-20 Passed Senate 2023-10-20T18:50:50Z Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes, updates, and expands federal efforts to address domestic trafficking, including to make permanent the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking; reauthorize various grants, activities, and programs that support victims of domestic trafficking; and expand research and reporting related to trafficking.

TITLE I--COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES

Subtitle A--Programs To Support Young Victims Who Are Vulnerable To Human Trafficking

(Sec. 101) This section authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Department of Justice (DOJ), to award competitive grants to support collaboration between state child-welfare and juvenile-justice agencies to address the needs of dual-status youth and their families. The term dual-status youth means children who come into contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

(Sec. 102) This section makes permanent the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.

(Sec. 103) This section establishes a pilot program to provide funding for community-based organizations in underserved communities to support youth at risk of being trafficked.

Subtitle B--Governmental Efforts To Prevent Human Trafficking

(Sec. 121) This section requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on federal contract supply chain oversight related to the prevention of trafficking in persons.

(Sec. 122) This section expresses the sense of Congress that

  • federal agencies should incorporate a module on human trafficking into staff training requirements;
  • the training should teach employees how to prevent, identify, and report trafficking in persons; and
  • agencies should inform all candidates for employment about the anti-trafficking provisions in the code of conduct of the agency.

Additionally, this section requires officers and employees of executive branch agencies to be subject to minimum standards with respect to human trafficking, including a prohibition on engaging in human trafficking while employed by the federal government.

(Sec. 123) This section requires the GAO to (1) study the accessibility of mental health services and substance use disorder treatment and recovery for survivors of human trafficking in the United States of various ages, and (2) report to Congress on the findings of the study and recommendations for increased accessibility and affordability for survivors of trafficking.

(Sec. 124) This section directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on the impact of online social media platforms on the maintenance or expansion of human trafficking.

Subtitle C--Monitoring Child, Forced, and Slave Labor

(Sec. 131) This section requires federal agencies and departments that receive appropriations to award anti-trafficking grants to report on obligations and expenditures of federal funds for the purpose of combating human trafficking and forced labor.

(Sec. 132) This section expresses the sense of Congress that companies headquartered or doing business in the United States that are not small business concerns (e.g., companies with 500 or more employees) should adopt a written policy that prohibits trafficking in persons.

(Sec. 133) This section revises criteria for considering a child to be a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse. Specifically, it provides that a child shall be considered a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse if the child is identified as being a victim of human trafficking. Currently, a child is considered a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse if the child is identified as being a victim of sex trafficking or a victim of severe forms of trafficking in persons.

(Sec. 134) This section establishes the sense of Congress that (1) DOJ has failed to meet its reporting requirements under Title IV of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and (2) progress on critical data collection about human trafficking and crime reporting is in jeopardy as a result of the failure and must be addressed immediately.

(Sec. 135) This section expresses the sense of Congress that (1) a person is qualified as a victim of child sex trafficking if the person is a victim, as a child, of human trafficking; and (2) all states and territories should evaluate whether to eliminate the requirement for third-party control to properly qualify a child as a victim of sex trafficking.

(Sec. 136) This section expresses the sense of Congress that each state child welfare agency should report information on missing or abducted foster children and youth to the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and to law enforcement for inclusion in the National Crime Information Center database.

(Sec. 137) This section modifies the requirements for state plans for foster care and adoption assistance. The section specifies that the plans must require state child welfare agencies that report information on missing or abducted foster children and youth to the NCMEC and to law enforcement authorities to maintain regular communication and share information with the NCMEC and law enforcement agencies to provide a safe recovery of a missing or abducted child or youth. This includes sharing, where reasonably possible, a photo of the missing or abducted child or youth, a description of the child's physical features, and other health or risk factors (e.g., pregnancy status or vulnerability to being sex trafficked).

TITLE II--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

This title reauthorizes activities and programs at various federal departments and agencies that support victims of trafficking in the United States.

(Sec. 201) This section reauthorizes through FY2028

  • HHS and DOJ grants and programs to expand benefits and services to citizens and lawful permanent residents who are victims of severe forms of trafficking;
  • Department of Labor activities to expand benefits and programs for victims of severe forms of trafficking; and
  • Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to investigate severe forms of trafficking in persons, including to establish a labor trafficking investigations team within DHS.

(Sec. 202) This section authorizes amounts through FY2028 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to strengthen enforcement of the prohibition on importing any product that was mined, produced, or manufactured by forced labor.

]]> 53 2022-12-22 Passed House 2023-10-20T18:47:15Z Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes, updates, and expands federal efforts to address domestic trafficking, including to make permanent the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking; reauthorize various grants, activities, and programs that support victims of domestic trafficking; and expand research and reporting related to trafficking.

TITLE I--COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES

Subtitle A--Programs To Support Young Victims Who Are Vulnerable To Human Trafficking

(Sec. 101) This section authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Department of Justice (DOJ), to award competitive grants to support collaboration between state child-welfare and juvenile-justice agencies to address the needs of dual-status youth and their families. The term dual-status youth means children who come into contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

(Sec. 102) This section makes permanent the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.

(Sec. 103) This section establishes a pilot program to provide funding for community-based organizations in underserved communities to support youth at risk of being trafficked.

Subtitle B--Governmental Efforts To Prevent Human Trafficking

(Sec. 121) This section requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on federal contract supply chain oversight related to the prevention of trafficking in persons.

(Sec. 122) This section expresses the sense of Congress that

  • federal agencies should incorporate a module on human trafficking into staff training requirements;
  • the training should teach employees how to prevent, identify, and report trafficking in persons; and
  • agencies should inform all candidates for employment about the anti-trafficking provisions in the code of conduct of the agency.

Additionally, this section requires officers and employees of executive branch agencies to be subject to minimum standards with respect to human trafficking, including a prohibition on engaging in human trafficking while employed by the federal government.

(Sec. 123) This section requires the GAO to (1) study the accessibility of mental health services and substance use disorder treatment and recovery for survivors of human trafficking in the United States of various ages, and (2) report to Congress on the findings of the study and recommendations for increased accessibility and affordability for survivors of trafficking.

(Sec. 124) This section directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on the impact of online social media platforms on the maintenance or expansion of human trafficking.

Subtitle C--Monitoring Child, Forced, and Slave Labor

(Sec. 131) This section requires federal agencies and departments that receive appropriations to award anti-trafficking grants to report on obligations and expenditures of federal funds for the purpose of combating human trafficking and forced labor.

(Sec. 132) This section expresses the sense of Congress that companies headquartered or doing business in the United States that are not small business concerns (e.g., companies with 500 or more employees) should adopt a written policy that prohibits trafficking in persons.

(Sec. 133) This section revises criteria for considering a child to be a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse. Specifically, it provides that a child shall be considered a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse if the child is identified as being a victim of human trafficking. Currently, a child is considered a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse if the child is identified as being a victim of sex trafficking or a victim of severe forms of trafficking in persons.

(Sec. 134) This section establishes the sense of Congress that (1) DOJ has failed to meet its reporting requirements under Title IV of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and (2) progress on critical data collection about human trafficking and crime reporting is in jeopardy as a result of the failure and must be addressed immediately.

(Sec. 135) This section expresses the sense of Congress that (1) a person is qualified as a victim of child sex trafficking if the person is a victim, as a child, of human trafficking; and (2) all states and territories should evaluate whether to eliminate the requirement for third-party control to properly qualify a child as a victim of sex trafficking.

(Sec. 136) This section expresses the sense of Congress that each state child welfare agency should report information on missing or abducted foster children and youth to the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and to law enforcement for inclusion in the National Crime Information Center database.

(Sec. 137) This section modifies the requirements for state plans for foster care and adoption assistance. The section specifies that the plans must require state child welfare agencies that report information on missing or abducted foster children and youth to the NCMEC and to law enforcement authorities to maintain regular communication and share information with the NCMEC and law enforcement agencies to provide a safe recovery of a missing or abducted child or youth. This includes sharing, where reasonably possible, a photo of the missing or abducted child or youth, a description of the child's physical features, and other health or risk factors (e.g., pregnancy status or vulnerability to being sex trafficked).

TITLE II--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

This title reauthorizes activities and programs at various federal departments and agencies that support victims of trafficking in the United States.

(Sec. 201) This section reauthorizes through FY2028

  • HHS and DOJ grants and programs to expand benefits and services to citizens and lawful permanent residents who are victims of severe forms of trafficking;
  • Department of Labor activities to expand benefits and programs for victims of severe forms of trafficking; and
  • Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to investigate severe forms of trafficking in persons, including to establish a labor trafficking investigations team within DHS.

(Sec. 202) This section authorizes amounts through FY2028 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to strengthen enforcement of the prohibition on importing any product that was mined, produced, or manufactured by forced labor.

]]> 49 2023-01-05 Public Law 2023-10-18T18:29:36Z Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

This act reauthorizes, updates, and expands federal efforts to address domestic trafficking, including to make permanent the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking; reauthorize various grants, activities, and programs that support victims of domestic trafficking; and expand research and reporting related to trafficking.

TITLE I--COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES

Subtitle A--Programs To Support Young Victims Who Are Vulnerable To Human Trafficking

(Sec. 101) This section authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Department of Justice (DOJ), to award competitive grants to support collaboration between state child-welfare and juvenile-justice agencies to address the needs of dual-status youth and their families. The term dual-status youth means children who come into contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

(Sec. 102) This section makes permanent the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.

(Sec. 103) This section establishes a pilot program to provide funding for community-based organizations in underserved communities to support youth at risk of being trafficked.

Subtitle B--Governmental Efforts To Prevent Human Trafficking

(Sec. 121) This section requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on federal contract supply chain oversight related to the prevention of trafficking in persons.

(Sec. 122) This section expresses the sense of Congress that

  • federal agencies should incorporate a module on human trafficking into staff training requirements;
  • the training should teach employees how to prevent, identify, and report trafficking in persons; and
  • agencies should inform all candidates for employment about the anti-trafficking provisions in the code of conduct of the agency.

Additionally, this section requires officers and employees of executive branch agencies to be subject to minimum standards with respect to human trafficking, including a prohibition on engaging in human trafficking while employed by the federal government.

(Sec. 123) This section requires the GAO to (1) study the accessibility of mental health services and substance use disorder treatment and recovery for survivors of human trafficking in the United States of various ages, and (2) report to Congress on the findings of the study and recommendations for increased accessibility and affordability for survivors of trafficking.

(Sec. 124) This section directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on the impact of online social media platforms on the maintenance or expansion of human trafficking.

Subtitle C--Monitoring Child, Forced, and Slave Labor

(Sec. 131) This section requires federal agencies and departments that receive appropriations to award anti-trafficking grants to report on obligations and expenditures of federal funds for the purpose of combating human trafficking and forced labor.

(Sec. 132) This section expresses the sense of Congress that companies headquartered or doing business in the United States that are not small business concerns (e.g., companies with 500 or more employees) should adopt a written policy that prohibits trafficking in persons.

(Sec. 133) This section revises criteria for considering a child to be a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse. Specifically, it provides that a child shall be considered a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse if the child is identified as being a victim of human trafficking. Currently, a child is considered a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse if the child is identified as being a victim of sex trafficking or a victim of severe forms of trafficking in persons.

(Sec. 134) This section establishes the sense of Congress that (1) DOJ has failed to meet its reporting requirements under Title IV of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and (2) progress on critical data collection about human trafficking and crime reporting is in jeopardy as a result of the failure and must be addressed immediately.

(Sec. 135) This section expresses the sense of Congress that (1) a person is qualified as a victim of child sex trafficking if the person is a victim, as a child, of human trafficking; and (2) all states and territories should evaluate whether to eliminate the requirement for third-party control to properly qualify a child as a victim of sex trafficking.

(Sec. 136) This section expresses the sense of Congress that each state child welfare agency should report information on missing or abducted foster children and youth to the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and to law enforcement for inclusion in the National Crime Information Center database.

(Sec. 137) This section modifies the requirements for state plans for foster care and adoption assistance. The section specifies that the plans must require state child welfare agencies that report information on missing or abducted foster children and youth to the NCMEC and to law enforcement authorities to maintain regular communication and share information with the NCMEC and law enforcement agencies to provide a safe recovery of a missing or abducted child or youth. This includes sharing, where reasonably possible, a photo of the missing or abducted child or youth, a description of the child's physical features, and other health or risk factors (e.g., pregnancy status or vulnerability to being sex trafficked).

TITLE II--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

This title reauthorizes activities and programs at various federal departments and agencies that support victims of trafficking in the United States.

(Sec. 201) This section reauthorizes through FY2028

  • HHS and DOJ grants and programs to expand benefits and services to citizens and lawful permanent residents who are victims of severe forms of trafficking;
  • Department of Labor activities to expand benefits and programs for victims of severe forms of trafficking; and
  • Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to investigate severe forms of trafficking in persons, including to establish a labor trafficking investigations team within DHS.

(Sec. 202) This section authorizes amounts through FY2028 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to strengthen enforcement of the prohibition on importing any product that was mined, produced, or manufactured by forced labor.

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