Human Trafficking Accountability Act
Latest action · Aug 17, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedJul 19, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Human Trafficking Accountability Act
This bill amends the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 to direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to designate:
- at least one Human Trafficking Coordinator in each federal judicial district to implement the National Strategy for Combatting Human Trafficking and to prosecute cases, conduct outreach, and enforce laws related to human trafficking; and
- a National Human Trafficking Coordinator within DOJ to coordinate, promote, and support DOJ's work related to human trafficking.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Jul 19, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jul 28, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jul 28, 2017 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 28, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Aug 4, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Aug 4, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Aug 25, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| R-UT | Mia B. Love | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Sep 12, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 18, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Dec 21, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Mar 23, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 19, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Aug 17, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jul 19, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 19, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 122, July 19, 2017, page H6042.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 509 | Human Trafficking Accountability Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 25, 2019 |
| S 1236 | A bill to require the Attorney General to designate Human Trafficking Coordinators for Federal judicial districts, and for other purposes. | Related bill | May 25, 2017 |
| S 1311 | Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 | Related bill | Dec 21, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Attorney General to designate Human Trafficking Coordinators for Federal judicial districts, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Human Trafficking Accountability Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Government information and archives
- Human trafficking
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 19, 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.
