Domestic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2004
Latest action · Oct 7, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 7, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Domestic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2004 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants to States and political subdivisions to establish model law enforcement programs that promote the effective prosecution of purchasers, exploiters, and traffickers of commercial sex acts.
Permits the use of grant funds for: (1) prosecutions against purchasers of unlawful commercial sex acts, including through the use of female decoys; (2) prosecutions against traffickers and exploiters of unlawful commercial sex acts, including through surveillance of places of business engaged in such acts; and (3) social service programs operated by non-governmental organizations with special expertise in assisting victims of unlawful commercial sex activities, whose programs offer protection, education, food, and shelter for victims.
Amends the Federal criminal code to increase penalties for purchasers of unlawful commercial sex acts.
Requires the Departments of Justice (DOJ), Labor, Health and Human Services, and any other Federal agency involved in combating unlawful domestic sex trafficking and providing services to the victims to coordinate their activities with the Senior Policy Operating Group to ensure that Federal programs directed at domestic trafficking are consistent with Federal enforcement of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
Requires the Attorney General to: (1) disseminate best practices for training State and local law enforcement personnel at each annual conference conducted by DOJ; and (2) carry out a biennial comprehensive statistical review and analysis of unlawful commercial sex acts.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 7, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Oct 7, 2004 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Oct 7, 2004 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Oct 7, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5269 | Domestic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2004 | Identical bill | Nov 5, 2004 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Arrest
- Assault
- Child sexual abuse
- Commerce
- Compensation for victims of crime
- Conferences
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation
- Criminal justice information
- Criminal statistics
- Criminology
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic government information
- Families
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Fines (Penalties)
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Housing and Community Development
- Imprisonment
- Income tax
- Informers
- Internet
- Interstate commerce
- Jurisdiction
- Labor and Employment
- Local laws
- Nonprofit organizations
- Performance measurement
- Police training
- Prosecution
- Prostitution
- Rape
- Recidivists
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sex crimes
- Shelters for the homeless
- Social Welfare
- State laws
- Tax evasion
- Taxation
- Victims of crimes
- Web sites
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2004Introduced in Senate
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