HR 5111 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking.

Introduced Jul 15, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Joyce Beatty D-OH

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Latest action · Jul 28, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 15, 2014
  2. Passed HouseJul 24, 2014
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to include among the required uses of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children operation of a cyber tipline to provide online users and electronic service providers an effective means of reporting Internet-related child sexual exploitation in the area of child sex trafficking, including child prostitution (currently, in the area of child prostitution).

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 447On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPassed409–0Jul 24, 2014

Yea 409

Not voting 23

Cosponsors 15

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 17, 2014 to Jul 23, 2014.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OHDavid P. JoyceJul 17, 2014
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJul 17, 2014
D-CAJulia BrownleyJul 17, 2014
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJul 17, 2014
R-PAGlenn ThompsonJul 22, 2014
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerJul 22, 2014
D-CAKaren BassJul 22, 2014
R-INLarry BucshonJul 22, 2014
R-PAMike KellyJul 22, 2014
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiJul 22, 2014
R-TXTed PoeJul 22, 2014
R-INTodd RokitaJul 22, 2014
D-NHAnn M. KusterJul 23, 2014
D-MAJames P. McGovernJul 23, 2014
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickJul 23, 2014

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jul 15, 2014
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 28, 2014

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 28, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Jul 24, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6778-6779)
  3. Jul 24, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 0 (Roll no. 447). (text: CR 7/24/2014 H6709)
  4. Jul 23, 2014Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  5. Jul 23, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6709-6711)
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseRecorded votes H6779improve—Jul 24, 2014
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1216, H6664, H6709–H6711Text printed H6709Ann Wagner R-MO, Joyce Beatty D-OH, Karen Bass D-CA, Michael G. Fitzpatrick R-PA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tim Walberg R-MIJul 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6296.

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R43917Domestic Human Trafficking Legislation in the 114th Congress ArchivedReportApr 16, 2015

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1936A bill to improve the response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking.Related billJan 16, 2014
HR 3905To improve the response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking.Related billJun 13, 2014

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 28, 2014Referred in Senate
  2. Jul 24, 2014Engrossed in House
  3. Jul 15, 2014Introduced in House

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