Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 23, 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 23, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to build a searchable database with certain information about each temporary foreign nonimmigrant worker. The database shall include information such as (1) each worker's age, gender, and country of origin; (2) the type of visa used and the status of such visa; (3) where each worker is employed; and (4) each worker's occupation and the compensation received.
The database shall only be available to (1) law enforcement, (2) service providers to human trafficking victims, (3) worker protection organizations, and (4) entities agreeing to use the information only for research purposes.
The bill expands existing reporting requirements related to temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers to include additional information such as (1) the 10 employers that hired the most temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers, and (2) the 10 occupations with the most temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2019 to Sep 9, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Sep 9, 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 23, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jul 23, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3406 | Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 15, 2021 |
| HR 3881 | Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Aug 12, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend section 214(c)(8) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the data reporting requirements relating to nonimmigrant employees, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Foreign labor
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Human trafficking
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement officers
- Personnel records
- User charges and fees
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
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