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DHS Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2016

Introduced: January 13, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 8, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 668.
Dec 8, 2016
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Dec 8, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-855, Part I.
Feb 3, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 2, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 2, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 2, 2016
Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Discharged.
Jan 22, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Jan 13, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 13, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

DHS Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue guidance to DHS personnel on:

  • information that should be collected and recorded in DHS information technology (IT) systems used to identify individuals suspected or convicted of human trafficking,
  • how to ensure data reliability of information regarding such individuals in such systems, and
  • information sharing regarding such individuals among DHS components.

DHS shall ensure the integration of its IT systems used to record and track such information.

The DHS Inspector General shall report to specified congressional committees on the status of implementation of this bill.

What's happening now December 8, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 668.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 10, 2016
McSally, Martha
· Jan 13, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4383: DHS Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4383/
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"H.R. 4383: DHS Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4383/.
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H.R. 4383, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4383/.
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