Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017
Latest action · May 24, 2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2017
- Passed HouseMay 23, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Office for Victims of Crime within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish a report on state safe harbor laws, including: (1) the impact of state safe harbor laws on victims of trafficking, and (2) best practices and recommendations on the development and implementation of effective state safe harbor laws.
(Sec. 3) The bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to modify requirements with respect to the allocation of trafficking victim services grant funds for training and technical assistance. Specifically, it requires training and technical assistance to be provided in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services. Additionally, it broadens the areas of training and technical assistance to include, among others, investigating, prosecuting, and preventing human trafficking through a trauma-informed and victim-centered approach.
(Sec. 4) The National Institute of Justice must:
- establish a working group to identify and recommend best practices for collecting data on human trafficking;
- report on efforts to develop methodologies to determine the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States; and
- coordinate with federal, state, local, and tribal governments, and private organizations, to survey survivors to estimate the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States.
(Sec. 5) DOJ must report on efforts to increase mandatory restitution orders and asset forfeiture to provide restitution to victims of trafficking.
(Sec. 6) The bill encourages states to implement certain protections for victims of trafficking.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 23, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Karen Bass | May 23, 2017 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 16, 2017Markup May 18, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 16, 2017 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 16, 2017 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 24, 2017 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 23, 2017Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 23, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4484-4489)
- May 23, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2473.
- May 23, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4484-4486)
- May 23, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 23, 2017The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- May 18, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 18, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 16, 2017Introduced in House
- May 16, 2017Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
- May 16, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H4564 | Ann Wagner R-MO | May 24, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4484–H4489Text printed H4484–H4486 | Ann Wagner R-MO, Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Karen Bass D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Ted Poe R-TX | May 23, 2017 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 15, 2017H.R. 2473, Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017As passed by the House of Representatives on May 23, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 84, May 16, 2017, page H4224.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1504 | Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jun 29, 2017 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure compliance with the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, to make strides toward eradicating human trafficking, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To direct the Attorney General to study issues relating to human trafficking, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Enforcing Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Human trafficking
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Labor standards
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Sex offenses
- State and local government operations
- Women's health
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2017Referred in Senate
- May 23, 2017Engrossed in House
- May 16, 2017Introduced 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.
