TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT

Amendments

Dept. of State: modify criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking (S. 1862), S7600 [13DE], S7628, S7629 [17DE]

Enact (S. 1312), H9386 [28SE]

Reauthorize (H.R. 2200), S7600 [13DE], S7631, S7636 [17DE], H10539 [21DE]

Bills and resolutions

Generalized System of Preferences: provide for suspension of eligibility for countries that fail to meet minimum standards for elimination of human trafficking (see S. 2308), S187 [16JA]

Human rights: research relationship between human trafficking and skewed sex ratios in areas in which there is evidence of gender-based violence or neglect and end gendercide and related crimes (see H.R. 7008), H9406 [28SE]

President’s Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons: include Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 6834), H8731 [17SE]

Motions

Enact (S. 1312), S7628 [17DE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of State: modify criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking (S. 1862), H10548–H10550 [21DE]

Enact (S. 1312), H9381–H9390 [28SE]

Human rights: increase role of financial industry in combatting human trafficking (H.R. 2219), H3075–H3078 [10AP]

President’s Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons: include Sec. of Commerce (H.R. 6834), E1261 [17SE]

Reauthorize (H.R. 2200): Senate amendment, H10539–H10544 [21DE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of State: clarify distinction between J-1 Exchange Visitor Program fees and antitrafficking recruitment fees, S7353 [6DE]

——— modify criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking (S. 1862), S7353 [6DE], S7628–S7631 [17DE]

Enact (S. 1312), S1861 [21MR]

——— House amendment, S7628 [17DE], S7841 [19DE]

Reauthorize (H.R. 2200), S7631–S7636 [17DE]

Reports filed

Dept. of State Criteria for Determining Whether Countries Are Meeting the Minimum Standards for the Elimination of Human Trafficking Modification: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1862), S6630 [5OC]

End Banking for Human Traffickers Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2219) (H. Rept. 115–569), H1220 [20FE]

——— Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2219) (H. Rept. 115–569), H1226 [23FE]

Reauthorize: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 2200), S6770 [10OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2200, reauthorize, H10539–H10543 [21DE]

H.R. 2219, End Banking for Human Traffickers Act, H3075 [10AP]

S. 1312, provisions, H9381–H9386 [28SE]

S. 1862, Dept. of State modification of criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, S7630 [17DE], H10548 [21DE]