HR 400
114th Congress
House
International Affairs
Crime prevention
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employee hiring
Foreign labor
Human trafficking
Public contracts and procurement
User charges and fees
Trafficking Prevention in Foreign Affairs Contracting Act
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11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 1, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 400.
Feb 1, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H394-396)
Feb 1, 2016
Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb 1, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 1, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H394)
Feb 1, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H394)
Feb 27, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 27, 2015
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jan 16, 2015
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Plain-English summary
Trafficking Prevention in Foreign Affairs Contracting Act
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to report to Congress regarding:
- a definition of "placement and recruitment fees" for purposes of complying with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, including a description of what fee components and amounts are prohibited or are permissible for contractors or their agents to charge workers;
- how such definition will be incorporated into grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and contracting practices so as to apply to the actions of grantees, subgrantees, contractors, subcontractors, labor recruiters, brokers, or other agents; and
- a description of actions taken during the 180-day period preceding the submission of the report and planned to be taken during the following year to better ensure that the responsible officials include the prevention of trafficking in persons in monitoring such grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements and contracting practices.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 400: Trafficking Prevention in Foreign Affairs Contracting Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-400/
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