A bill to rename the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and to provide for an Assistant Secretary to head such Bureau, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 27, 2013 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.
- IntroducedJun 27, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to: (1) redesignate the Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, and (2) provide for an Assistant Secretary to head the Bureau.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2013 to Dec 8, 2014, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jun 27, 2013 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Jun 27, 2013 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jun 27, 2013 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Jun 27, 2013 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jun 27, 2013 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 19, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Sep 19, 2013 | |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Sep 19, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 23, 2013 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Sep 25, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Oct 11, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Oct 29, 2013 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Oct 29, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Nov 14, 2013 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Dec 19, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jun 27, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2283 | Human Trafficking Prioritization Act | Related bill | Jul 24, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
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- Jun 27, 2013Introduced in Senate
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