JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 178), S1337, S1338 [9MR], S1369, S1389, S1390, S1391, S1392, S1393, S1394 [10MR], S1408, S1441, S1442, S1444, S1445, S1446, S1447 [11MR], S1498 [12MR], S1533, S1543, S1545, S1547, S1548, S1549, S1550, S1551 [16MR], S1589 [17MR], S1633 [18MR], S1670 [19MR], S2162, S2182 [14AP], S2276 [20AP], S2306, S2307, S2308 [21AP], S2313, S2320, S2326, S2330, S2331, S2333, S2334, S2335, S2336 [22AP]

Articles and editorials

Anti-Human-Trafficking Bill Gets Caught Up in Abortion Politics in Senate, S1460 [12MR]

Don’t Let the Senate Throw Away 40 Percent of America’s Homeless Youth, S1408 [11MR]

Loretta Lynch Confirmation Mess, S1568 [17MR]

Steps Against Juvenile Sex Trafficking, S1359 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 178), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 181), H103 [7JA]

Enact (S. 178): corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3506 [20MY]

Cloture motions

Enact (S. 178), S1475 [12MR], S1563, S1564, S1575 [17MR], S1614 [18MR], S2162 [14AP]

Comparisons

Background check requirements for child care and school employees in Dept. of HHS Child Care and Development Block Grant program and Senator Toomey’s legislation on agencies receiving Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds, S1429 [11MR]

Excerpts

‘‘Half the Sky—Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide’’: Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, S1601–S1613, S1619, S1620 [18MR]

Letters

Clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth: Dan Stein, Federation for American Immigration Reform, S1376 [10MR]

——— Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), S1376 [10MR]

Penalties for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts: National Association of Attorneys General, S1622 [18MR]

Provisions: Darla Bardine, National Network for Youth, S1477 [12MR]

——— David Stacy, Human Rights Campaign, S1477 [12MR]

——— Donna Barry, Center for American Progress, S1478 [12MR]

——— Edith Klimoski, Give Way to Freedom (organization), S1478 [12MR]

——— Kreig Pinkham, Vermont Coalition of Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs, S1477 [12MR]

——— several human rights and child welfare organizations, H3278 [18MY]

——— several law enforcement organizations, S1358 [10MR]

——— several organizations, S1356, S1357 [10MR]

——— several religious organizations, S2328 [22AP]

Lists

Anti-trafficking, child welfare, and law enforcement organizations supporting H.R. 181, provisions, H558 [26JA]

Memorandums

Arrests Made From Backpage.com (Internet site): Michael Anton, Cook County, IL, Sheriff’s Office, S1621 [18MR]

Provisions: Edward C. Liu and Jon O. Shimabukuro, S2228 [16AP]

Motions

Enact (S. 178), S1614 [18MR]

Press releases

Planned Parenthood Condemns Effort To Insert Extreme Anti-Abortion Agenda Into Bill on Human Trafficking: Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., S1477 [12MR]

Provisions: Legal Momentum (organization), S1478 [12MR]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: improve response to victims of child sex trafficking, H3281 [18MY]

Crime: combat human trafficking, H644 [28JA]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts, H3280 [18MY]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking, H3281 [18MY]

Enact (H.R. 181), H558 [26JA], H600–H607 [27JA], H2023 [25MR], H5760 [29JY], E123 [27JA]

Enact (S. 178), H1668 [17MR], H2422 [23AP], H2480, H2493 [28AP], H3266–H3284 [18MY], H3319 [19MY], H4169 [11JN], E695 [13MY]

——— corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 47), H3504 [20MY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S1371–S1374 [10MR], S1398, S1404, S1412, S1415, S1416, S1419, S1420, S1426, S1427 [11MR], S1452–S1454, S1458–S1463, S1472–S1474, S1476–S1478 [12MR], S1511–S1515, S1517 [16MR], S1559–S1565, S1570 [17MR], S1591, S1597, S1615–S1618, S1620, S1623–S1625 [18MR], S1637–S1648, S1651–S1653 [19MR], S2144, S2162 [14AP], S2185, S2186, S2192 [15AP], S2227–S2232 [16AP], S2260 [20AP], S2312 [22AP], S2392 [23AP]

Children and youth: create a pilot program that would allow retired FBI agents to assist local law enforcement in locating runaway children and teens, S1404 [11MR], S1572 [17MR]

——— enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking, S1368 [10MR], S1420 [11MR], S2292 [21AP], S2336 [22AP]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems, S1361, S1370 [10MR], S1457 [12MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S4628, S4629 [25JN], S8433–S8435 [7DE], S8528 [9DE], S8655 [15DE]

Crime: aid recovery and rehabilitation for victims of human trafficking, S1423 [11MR], S2349 [22AP]

——— allow State attorneys general and local district attorneys to prosecute Federal human trafficking cases, S1481 [12MR]

——— combat human trafficking, S1371 [10MR], S1457 [12MR], S2291 [21AP]

——— increase penalties for sex traffickers, S1410 [11MR]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts, S1377 [10MR], S1458 [12MR], S1621–S1623 [18MR], S2295 [21AP], S2332, S2333 [22AP]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking, S1359 [10MR], S1453 [12MR], S1597, S1601–S1613, S1618 [18MR], S1652 [19MR], S2326, S2337 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: inform Dept. of Justice of persons required to register as sex offenders, S2320 [22AP]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs, S1408 [11MR]

——— Community Health Center Fund funding, S2513, S2514 [29AP]

——— develop and disseminate evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking and respond to such individuals appropriately, S1366 [10MR], S2337 [22AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children, S1356, S1361, S1377 [10MR]

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities, S1464 [12MR]

Dept. of HUD: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth, S1366 [10MR], S1420 [11MR]

Dept. of Justice: create publicly accessible database for sex trafficking victim advocates that contains information about services for sex trafficking survivors, S2336 [22AP]

——— grant State attorneys general requests to cross designate State and local attorneys to prosecute individuals for sex trafficking, S2336 [22AP]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape, S1404 [11MR], S1572 [17MR], S2332 [22AP]

Dept. of State: prioritize fight against human trafficking without increasing the size of the Federal Government, S1647 [19MR]

——— treatment of certain countries on special watch list relative to compliance with minimum standards for elimination of human trafficking, S1647 [19MR]

Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund: subject to annual appropriations process, S1651, S1652 [19MR]

Enact (S. 178), S508, S509 [27JA], S1267, S1269, S1270, S1277 [4MR], S1323, S1324, S1327 [9MR], S1343–S1347, S1349–S1361, S1366–S1377 [10MR], S1397, S1398, S1403–S1421, S1423–S1432 [11MR], S1451–S1454, S1456–S1467, S1472–S1478, S1481 [12MR], S1511–S1515, S1517, S1521, S1522, S1551 [16MR], S1559–S1565, S1570–S1573 [17MR], S1591, S1596–S1625 [18MR], S1637–S1648, S1651–S1653 [19MR], S2141, S2144, S2161–S2163 [14AP], S2185, S2186, S2192 [15AP], S2227–S2232, S2234, S2239 [16AP], S2260 [20AP], S2281–S2283, S2286–S2292 [21AP], S2312, S2315–S2317, S2320, S2323, S2325 [22AP], S2361, S2379, S2392 [23AP], S2560 [30AP], S3013 [19MY], S3089 [20MY], S3232 [21MY], S3386 [1JN], S8711 [16DE]

——— corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 47), S3198 [20MY]

——— unanimous-consent agreement, S1329 [9MR], S2295 [21AP]

——— unanimous-consent request, S1374, S1376 [10MR], S1473 [12MR]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish, S1359 [10MR], S1465 [12MR]

Federal employees: expand training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons, S1572 [17MR]

GAO: conduct study of programs or initiatives related to human trafficking and determine if any programs or initiatives are duplicates, S2326 [22AP]

Human rights: treat children trafficked for sex as victims or survivors of rape and sex trafficking, vacate their criminal convictions and expunge criminal record, S1408 [11MR]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth, S1374–S1376 [10MR], S1408–S1410 [11MR], S1453, S1465–S1467 [12MR]

——— expedite processing of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the U.S., S2235 [16AP]

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed, S2235 [16AP]

Native Americans: provide recovery programs for survivors of human trafficking and training for local tribal law enforcement to help combat and prevent human trafficking, S1413 [11MR]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend, S1358 [10MR], S1407, S1414, S1415 [11MR], S1453, S1456, S1457, S1464 [12MR], S1651 [19MR], S2327–S2331 [22AP], S2560 [30AP], S3232 [21MY]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees, S1345–S1347 [10MR], S1405, S1427–S1430 [11MR], S1570–S1572 [17MR]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies, S1452 [12MR]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 181) (H. Rept. 114–7), H637 [27JA]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 178), S1217 [2MR]

Statements

ATEST Urges Senate To Reach Bipartisan Compromise on Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, S1427 [11MR]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 178): Alexander Amendment Requiring Criminal Background Checks for School Employees, S1430 [11MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 47, corrections in enrollment of S. 178, provisions, H3504 [20MY]

H.R. 181, provisions, H600–H602 [27JA]

S. 178, provisions, S205–S209 [13JA], S1349–S1356 [10MR], S2338–S2348 [22AP], H3266–H3277 [18MY]