Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014
Latest action · Jul 28, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJul 11, 2014
- Passed HouseJul 25, 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.)
Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to condition eligibility to receive a state grant for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs on inclusion in the state plan of a certification by the governor that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law, or is operating a statewide program, that includes provisions and procedures to: (1) identify and assess reports involving children who are sex trafficking victims (and which may also involve children who are victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons), (2) train representatives of the state child protective services about identifying and assessing such children, and (3) identify services and procedures for appropriate referral to address the needs of such children.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress on: (1) the specific type and prevalence of severe forms of trafficking in persons to which children have been subjected who are identified for services or intervention under the placement, care, or supervision of state, Indian tribe, or tribal organization child welfare agencies; (2) the practices and protocols utilized by states to identify and serve children who are, or are at-risk of becoming, victims of trafficking; and (3) any barriers in federal laws or regulations that may prevent identification and assessment of children who are such victims.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 454 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed399–0 | Jul 25, 2014 |
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 11, 2014 to Jul 23, 2014; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jul 11, 2014 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Jul 11, 2014 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Jul 11, 2014 |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Original | Jul 11, 2014 |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Original | Jul 11, 2014 |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Jul 14, 2014 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 16, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 16, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Jul 17, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 11, 2014 |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2014 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 25, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6834-6835)
- Jul 25, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 0 (Roll no. 454). (text: CR 7/23/2014 CR H6704-6705)
- Jul 23, 2014Mr. Heck (NV) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 23, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6704-6709)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 E1242Recorded votes H6834enact | Niki Tsongas D-MA | Jul 25, 2014 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1216, H6664, H6670, H6704–H6709Text printed H6704 | Ann Wagner R-MO, Blake Farenthold R-TX, James R. Langevin D-RI, Janice Hahn D-CA, Jim McDermott D-WA, Joseph J. Heck R-NV, Karen Bass D-CA, Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY, Michael G. Fitzpatrick R-PA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Ted Poe R-TX, Tom Marino R-PA, Yvette D. Clarke D-NY | 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6136.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43917 | Domestic Human Trafficking Legislation in the 114th Congress Archived | Report | Apr 16, 2015 |
| R40218 | Youth Transitioning from Foster Care: Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Oct 8, 2014 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to enable State child protective services systems to improve the identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2014Referred in Senate
- Jul 25, 2014Engrossed in House
- Jul 11, 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.
