Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 22, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2019
This bill specifies that supplying, furnishing, or providing a drug or illegal substance to a person, including to exploit or create an addiction, constitutes (1) coercion, for purposes of a child sex trafficking offense; and (2) coercive means, for purposes of a forced labor offense.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 22, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jul 22, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jul 22, 2019 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jul 22, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jul 22, 2019 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Jul 22, 2019 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Jul 22, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jul 22, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2429 | Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Feb 14, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that using drugs or illegal substances to cause a person to engage in a commercial sex act constitutes coercion and using drugs or illegal substances to provide or obtain the labor or services of a person constitutes forced labor.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2019Introduced in Senate
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