Human Trafficking Prevention Act
Latest action · Jul 24, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2014
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Human Trafficking Prevention Act - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require training for federal government personnel related to trafficking in persons to include at a minimum: (1) a distance learning course on trafficking-in-persons issues and the Department of State's obligations under the Act, targeted for embassy reporting officers, regional bureaus' trafficking-in-persons coordinators, and their superiors; (2) specific trafficking-in-persons briefings for all ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission before they depart for their posts; and (3) at least annual reminders to all such personnel and other federal personnel at each diplomatic or consular post of the Department of State located outside the United States of key problems, threats, methods, and warning signs of trafficking in persons specific to the country or jurisdiction in which each such post is located, and appropriate procedures to report information acquired about possible trafficking cases.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 28, 2014 to Jul 23, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 28, 2014 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | May 28, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | May 28, 2014 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | May 29, 2014 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jul 9, 2014 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jul 10, 2014 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Jul 10, 2014 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jul 11, 2014 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Jul 15, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 16, 2014 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jul 23, 2014 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Jul 23, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2014Markup May 29, 2014 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2014 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jul 23, 2014Mr. Meadows moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 23, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6733-6735)
- Jul 23, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4449.
- Jul 23, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6733)
- Jul 23, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 29, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 29, 2014Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 10, 2014Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1216, H6664, H6733–H6735Text printed H6733 | Ann Wagner R-MO, Mark Meadows R-NC, Michael G. Fitzpatrick R-PA, Sean Patrick Maloney D-NY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 23, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 3, 2014H.R. 4449, Human Trafficking Prevention ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 29, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3197.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-168 | THE NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS ENFORCEMENT ACT; THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION ACT; AND URGING THE GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN, FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL FIRST ROUND OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ON APRIL 5, 2014, TO PURSUE A TRANSPARENT, CREDIBLE, AND INCLUSIVE RUN-OFF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ON JUNE 14, 2014, WHILE ENSURING THE SAFETY OF VOTERS, CANDIDATES, POLL WORKERS, AND ELECTION OBSERVERS145 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Apr 5, 2014–Jun 14, 2014 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to expand the training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Human Trafficking Prevention Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Human Trafficking Prevention Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2014Referred in Senate
- Jul 23, 2014Engrossed in House
- Apr 10, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
