DHS Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2016
Latest action · Dec 8, 2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 668.
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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
DHS Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue guidance to DHS personnel on:
- information that should be collected and recorded in DHS information technology (IT) systems used to identify individuals suspected or convicted of human trafficking,
- how to ensure data reliability of information regarding such individuals in such systems, and
- information sharing regarding such individuals among DHS components.
DHS shall ensure the integration of its IT systems used to record and track such information.
The DHS Inspector General shall report to specified congressional committees on the status of implementation of this bill.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2016 to May 10, 2016, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Original | Jan 13, 2016 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 10, 2016 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2016Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
- Dec 8, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 668.
- Dec 8, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-855, Part I.
- Feb 3, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Feb 2, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2016Reported in House
- Jan 13, 2016Introduced in House
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