HR 350 114th 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 2015

Introduced: January 14, 2015 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jan 28, 2015

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

Jan 27, 2015

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

Jan 27, 2015

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H589-590)

Jan 27, 2015

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H589-590)

Jan 27, 2015

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 350.

Jan 27, 2015

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H589-592)

Jan 27, 2015

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

Jan 27, 2015

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 5.

Jan 27, 2015

Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.

Jan 27, 2015

Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-9, Part I.

Jan 26, 2015

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H560-561)

Jan 21, 2015

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Jan 21, 2015

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jan 14, 2015

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.

Jan 14, 2015

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 2015

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 January 28, 2015

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

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