Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
Latest action · Jul 13, 2017 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.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 12, 2017
- 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.)
Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Labor to implement a program to: (1) train and periodically retrain relevant Labor personnel to detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities, and (2) ensure that such personnel regularly receive current information on matters related to the detection of human trafficking.
Such training may be conducted through in-class or virtual learning capabilities and shall include: (1) methods for identifying suspected victims and perpetrators of human trafficking, (2) location- or environment-specifiic training, (3) other topics that reflect current trends and best practices for particular locations or professional environments, (4) a course of action for referring human trafficking cases to the Department of Justice and other appropriate authorities, and (5) post-training evaluation.
(Sec. 4) Labor shall report to Congress annually regarding: (1) the effectiveness of the training, (2) the number of Labor employees who have completed such training, (3) the number of of human trafficking cases referred to Labor personnel, and (4) the metrics used to measure and track responses.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2017 to Jul 12, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Jul 12, 2017 |
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 May 25, 2017 |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2017 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 12, 2017Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 12, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5486-5488)
- Jul 12, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2664.
- Jul 12, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5486)
- Jul 12, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in House
- May 25, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 H5835 | Mike Bost R-IL | Jul 14, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5773 | Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL | Jul 13, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5442, H5486–H5488Text printed H5486 | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP, Joe Wilson R-SC, Karen Bass D-CA, Leonard Lance R-NJ, Ryan A. Costello R-PA, Tim Walberg R-MI, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Jul 12, 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 91, May 25, 2017, page H4608.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4406 | Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act | Reintroduction of | Feb 2, 2016 |
| HR 4456 | Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act | Reintroduced Bill | Sep 20, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Labor to train certain Department of Labor personnel how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2017Referred in Senate
- Jul 12, 2017Engrossed in House
- May 25, 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.
