HR 5135 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against children Government studies and investigations Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Human trafficking Law enforcement administration and funding Sex offenses

Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2014

Introduced: July 17, 2014 See on congress.gov

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Jul 24, 2014

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 23, 2014

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 23, 2014

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6724-6725)

Jul 23, 2014

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6724-6725)

Jul 23, 2014

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5135.

Jul 23, 2014

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6724-6727)

Jul 23, 2014

Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Jul 18, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Jul 17, 2014

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

Jul 17, 2014

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2014 - Requires the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to conduct a review that: (1) surveys federal and state activities to deter individuals from committing trafficking offenses and to prevent children from becoming trafficking victims; (2) surveys academic literature on deterring individuals from committing trafficking offenses, preventing children from becoming trafficking victims, and the commercial sexual exploitation of children; and (3) identifies best practices and strategies to deter such actions.

Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress regarding: (1) federal and state law enforcement efforts to combat human trafficking in the United States, and (2) information on each relevant federal grant program.

Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to authorize grants for programs that provide housing assistance to victims of trafficking.

What's happening now July 24, 2014

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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