Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015
Latest action · Jan 28, 2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 22, 2015
- Passed HouseJan 27, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to condition eligibility to receive a state grant for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs on inclusion in the state plan of a certification by the governor that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law, or is operating a statewide program, that includes provisions and procedures to:
- identify and assess reports involving children who are sex trafficking victims (and which may also involve children who are victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons),
- train representatives of the state child protective services about identifying and assessing such children, and
- identify services and procedures for appropriate referral to address the needs of such children.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on:
- the specific type and prevalence of severe forms of trafficking in persons to which children have been subjected who are identified for services or intervention under the placement, care, or supervision of state, Indian tribe, or tribal organization child welfare agencies;
- the practices and protocols utilized by states to identify and serve children who are, or are at-risk of becoming, victims of trafficking; and
- any barriers in federal laws or regulations that may prevent identification and assessment of children who are such victims.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 47 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed410–0 | Jan 27, 2015 |
Cosponsors 60
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2015 to Jan 26, 2015; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jan 26, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 22, 2015 |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2015 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jan 27, 2015Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H616-617)
- Jan 27, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 47). (text: CR 1/26/2015 H550)
- Jan 27, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 26, 2015Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
In the Congressional Record 4
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H672 | Glenn Thompson R-PA | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E135 | Jody B. Hice R-GA | Jan 30, 2015 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E117, E123Recorded votes H616enact | Lois Frankel D-FL, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jan 27, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H549–H553, H563Text printed H550 | Ann Wagner R-MO, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, James R. Langevin D-RI, Karen Bass D-CA, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Ted Poe R-TX, Tim Walberg R-MI, Trent Franks R-AZ | Jan 26, 2015 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 11, January 22, 2015, page H533.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44315 | Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015: Changes to Domestic Human Trafficking Policies Archived | Report | Dec 17, 2015 |
| R43917 | Domestic Human Trafficking Legislation in the 114th Congress Archived | Report | Apr 16, 2015 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to enable State child protective services systems to improve the identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2015Referred in Senate
- Jan 27, 2015Engrossed in House
- Jan 22, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
