Congress 114 - HR 4383 - DHS Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2016

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Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Government information and archives Human trafficking

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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.

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Dec 8, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 668.
Dec 8, 2016

Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Dec 8, 2016

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-855, Part I.
Feb 3, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 2, 2016

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 2, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 2, 2016

Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Discharged.
Jan 22, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Jan 13, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 13, 2016

Introduced in House

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