Protecting Youth At-Risk for Sex Trafficking Act
Latest action · Dec 19, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedDec 19, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Youth At-Risk for Sex Trafficking Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the state agency under its foster care and adoption assistance program plan to demonstrate to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) that it has developed, and is implementing, policies and procedures for identifying and screening any child who the state has reasonable cause to believe is a victim of sex trafficking or is at risk of being a victim of trafficking.
Prescribes additional case plan and case review system requirements for placement of a child in another planned permanent living arrangement.
Requires a permanency plan for a child age 14 or older to be developed in consultation with the child, and allows the child to choose up to two members of his or her case planning team.
Requires foster youth to be discharged from care only if provided with an official birth certificate, a Social Security card, a driver's license or equivalent state-issued identification care, and a fee-free (or low-fee) bank account. Subjects any state to an administrative penalty for noncompliance.
Requires the state plan to require the state agency to: (1) identify and document each child who is a victim of sex trafficking or a victim of severe forms of trafficking in persons, and (2) report to law enforcement authorities within 24 hours after receiving any information on missing or abducted children for entry into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Amends part A of SSA title XI to require the head of each federal agency to report to Congress recommendations for expanding safe housing for youth victims of trafficking.
Directs the Secretary to establish a National Advisory Committee on Domestic Sex Trafficking.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 19, 2013 to Jul 8, 2014, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Dec 19, 2013 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Jan 13, 2014 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Jul 8, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Dec 19, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1870 | Supporting At-Risk Children Act | Related bill | Feb 6, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Adoption and foster care
- Advisory bodies
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Government information and archives
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing and community development funding
- Human trafficking
- Intergovernmental relations
- Licensing and registrations
- Separation, divorce, custody, support
- Sex offenses
- Social Welfare
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2013Introduced in Senate
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