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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5856
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 159 (Friday, September 29, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 5856.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The single subject of this legislation is:Human Trafficking[Page H4912]
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 11 (Roll no. 41). (text: CR H565-567)
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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 - 11 (Roll no. 41). (text: CR H565-567)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5856.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H565-571)
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Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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.
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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.
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H.R. 5856, Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59782
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on November 7, 2023
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Adult education and literacy
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- Child safety and welfare
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- Community life and organization
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- Congressional oversight
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- Crime prevention
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- Crime victims
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- Crimes against children
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- Domestic violence and child abuse
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- Education programs funding
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- Elementary and secondary education
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- Foreign aid and international relief
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- Government information and archives
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- Government studies and investigations
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- Human trafficking
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- Intergovernmental relations
2023-11-17T19:01:07Z
- Performance measurement
2023-11-17T19:01:07Z
- Sanctions
2023-11-17T19:01:07Z
- Smuggling and trafficking
2023-11-17T19:01:07Z
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
2023-11-17T19:01:07Z
- State and local government operations
2023-11-17T19:01:07Z
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
2023-11-17T19:01:07Z
Crime and Law Enforcement
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2024-02-13
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Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023
This bill reauthorizes and updates various international antitrafficking activities and foreign assistance programs; requires counter-trafficking strategies, activities, and efforts to be further integrated into projects supported by U.S. foreign assistance; and requires the annual Trafficking in Persons Report to include information about the trafficking in persons for the purposes of organ removal.

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023
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Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023
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Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023
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Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023
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Introduced in House
IH
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
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Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:34:19Z
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House
Engrossed in House
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- Official Title as Introduced
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To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T21:33:38Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Referred in Senate
2024-02-26T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr5856rfs/xml/BILLS-118hr5856rfs.xml
- Engrossed in House
2024-02-13T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr5856eh/xml/BILLS-118hr5856eh.xml
- Introduced in House
2023-09-29T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr5856ih/xml/BILLS-118hr5856ih.xml
2024-02-26
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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