3.0.0 5261 2023-09-14T15:00:32Z 2023-09-14T15:00:32Z Senate S 2022-12-14 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-12-14T23:37:57Z 2022-12-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2022-12-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N Immigration Immigration 00 2022-12-14 Introduced in Senate 2023-09-14T14:46:24Z Continued Presence Improvement Act

This bill expands immigration-related protections for non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who are victims of human trafficking.

Currently, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may permit such an individual to remain in the United States for a certain period of time if (1) the individual may be a potential witness to the trafficking, and (2) a federal law enforcement agency has applied to DHS for such permission on the individual's behalf. Under this bill, DHS may grant such relief even if the individual is not a potential witness. Furthermore, the bill expands the types of agencies that may apply for permission on the individual's behalf to include agencies such as local law enforcement and other authorities that have responsibility for investigating or prosecuting human trafficking.

The bill also limits the enforcement of immigration laws against an individual who has received permission from DHS to remain in the United States.

]]> Continued Presence Improvement Act Display Title Continued Presence Improvement Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Continued Presence Improvement Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect certain victims of human trafficking by expanding the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant such aliens continued presence in the United States. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s5261is/xml/BILLS-117s5261is.xml 2022-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.