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A bill to rename the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and to provide for an Assistant Secretary to head such…

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A bill to rename the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and to provide for an Assistant Secretary to head such Bureau, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 27, 2013 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 27, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to: (1) redesignate the Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, and (2) provide for an Assistant Secretary to head the Bureau.

What's happening now June 27, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2283 Related bill Human Trafficking Prioritization Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 14 Republican 5 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 8, 2014
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 10, 2014
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 30, 2014
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jul 15, 2014
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jul 10, 2014
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 25, 2014
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2014
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jun 17, 2014
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 4, 2014
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Apr 2, 2014
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 6, 2014
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 4, 2014
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 6, 2014
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Dec 19, 2013
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 23, 2013
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 19, 2013
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 19, 2013
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 27, 2013
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jun 27, 2013
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 27, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1249: A bill to rename the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and to provide for an Assistant Secretary to head such Bureau, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1249/
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"S. 1249: A bill to rename the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and to provide for an Assistant Secretary to head such Bureau, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1249/.
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S. 1249, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1249/.
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