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H.R. 3610 113th Congress House

Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2014

Official title: To stop exploitation through trafficking.

Introduced: November 21, 2013 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCrime prevention
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Crime victimsCrimes against childrenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesHuman traffickingIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingSex offensesState and local government operationsTelephone and wireless communicationYouth employment and child labor
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2014
Received in the Senate.
May 20, 2014
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4509)
May 20, 2014
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4509)
May 20, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3610.
May 20, 2014
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4509-4515)
May 20, 2014
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 13, 2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 330.
May 13, 2014
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
May 13, 2014
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-447, Part I.
Apr 30, 2014
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 30, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 29, 2014
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
Jan 22, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jan 9, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Nov 21, 2013
Referred 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.
Nov 21, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 2014

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 13, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to give preferential consideration in awarding Community Oriented Police Services (COPS) grants to an application from an applicant in a state that has in effect a law that: (1) treats a minor who has engaged in, or has attempted to engage in, a commercial sex act as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons; (2) discourages the charging or prosecution of such individual for a prostitution or sex trafficking offense based on such conduct; or (3) encourages the diversion of such an individual to appropriate service providers, including child welfare services, victim treatment programs, child advocacy centers, rape crisis centers, or other social services.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (VTVPA) to require the Attorney General's annual report on federal agencies that are implementing provisions relating to the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to include information on the activities of such agencies in cooperation with state, tribal, and local law enforcement officials to identify, investigate, and prosecute the following offenses: (1) sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion or with a minor; (2) sexual exploitation of children; (3) the selling and buying of children; (4) transportation with intent that the victim engage in illegal sexual activity; (5) coercion or enticement to travel for illegal sexual activity; and (6) transportation of minors for illegal sexual activity. Requires such information to include: (1) the number of individuals required by a court order to pay restitution in connection with a violation of each offense and the amount of such restitution; and (2) the age, gender, race, country of origin, country of citizenship, and description of the role of individuals convicted under each offense.

(Sec. 4) Amends the VTVPA to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), annually beginning in FY2017, to make grants for a national communication system to assist victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons in communicating with service providers.

(Sec. 5) Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to include victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons among those eligible for the Job Corps without being required to demonstrate low-income eligibility.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes the United States Marshals Service to assist state, local, and other federal law enforcement agencies, upon request, in locating and recovering missing children.

 Related & companion bills 3
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 44
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 9, 2014
Kilmer, Derek
· May 9, 2014
Bachmann, Michele
· May 8, 2014
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· May 8, 2014
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 8, 2014
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 8, 2014
R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 7, 2014
R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 7, 2014
D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 7, 2014
Brooks, Susan
· May 6, 2014
Olson, Pete
· May 6, 2014
R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · May 1, 2014
Davis, Rodney
· May 1, 2014
Esty, Elizabeth
· May 1, 2014
Stivers, Steve
· May 1, 2014
Delaney, John
· Apr 30, 2014
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Apr 30, 2014
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 30, 2014
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 30, 2014
Kuster, Ann
· Apr 29, 2014
D
Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 29, 2014
Black, Diane
· Apr 28, 2014
R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 28, 2014
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 28, 2014
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Apr 28, 2014
Holding, George
· Apr 28, 2014
R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 28, 2014
Lowenthal, Alan
· Apr 28, 2014
MORAN, JAMES
· Apr 28, 2014
Yoho, Ted
· Apr 28, 2014
Walz, Timothy
· Apr 10, 2014
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 9, 2014
Ellison, Keith
· Apr 9, 2014
Farenthold, Blake
· Apr 9, 2014
Deutch, Theodore
· Apr 8, 2014
D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Apr 8, 2014
RANGEL, CHARLES
· Apr 8, 2014
Speier, Jackie
· Apr 8, 2014
Pittenger, Robert
· Apr 2, 2014
R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Mar 27, 2014
Noem, Kristi
· Jan 15, 2014
R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jan 15, 2014
Roskam, Peter
· Dec 11, 2013
D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 21, 2013
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