3.0.0 519 2025-12-05T09:25:22Z 2025-12-05T09:25:22Z Senate S S 2023-02-16 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/519 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-02-16T20:45:29Z 118 1116 HR 2023-02-21 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. Related bill CRS 2023-02-16 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2023-02-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN N H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2023-02-16 True B001319 Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] Katie Britt R AL 2023-02-16 True B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2023-02-16 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2023-02-16 True Crime and Law Enforcement Disability assistance 2023-06-26T18:01:46Z Drug trafficking and controlled substances 2023-06-26T18:01:46Z Government lending and loan guarantees 2023-06-26T18:01:46Z Human trafficking 2023-06-26T18:01:46Z Licensing and registrations 2023-06-26T18:01:46Z Medicaid 2023-06-26T18:01:46Z Medicare 2023-06-26T18:01:46Z Poverty and welfare assistance 2023-06-26T18:01:46Z Public contracts and procurement 2023-06-26T18:01:46Z Public housing 2023-06-26T18:01:46Z Smuggling and trafficking 2023-06-26T18:01:46Z Social security and elderly assistance 2023-06-26T18:01:46Z Veterans' pensions and compensation 2023-06-26T18:01:46Z Crime and Law Enforcement 2023-04-05T18:45:12Z

00 2023-02-16 Introduced in Senate 2023-06-15T13:30:47Z <p>This bill prohibits an individual who is indicted for, charged with, or convicted of a covered trafficking offense from receiving federal benefits.</p> <p><i>Covered trafficking offense</i> refers to a human trafficking offense or a drug trafficking offense occurring at an international border, or within the territorial waters, of the United States.</p> <p><i>Federal benefit</i> refers to (1) the issuance of any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial license provided by a U.S. agency or by appropriated U.S. funds; and (2) any retirement, welfare, Social Security, health, disability, veterans, public housing, or other similar benefit.</p> <p>The bill requires the federal government to provide retroactive benefits payments for an individual who has the charge dismissed or is found not guilty of the covered trafficking offense.</p>

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