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HR 500 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Advisory bodies Crime prevention Crime victims Human trafficking

Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act

Introduced: January 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Apr 23, 2015
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 23, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 28, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E129-130)
Jan 22, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act

Establishes the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, which shall provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President's Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.

Directs the Council to: (1) meet at least annually to review federal government policy and programs intended to combat human trafficking, (2) formulate assessments and recommendations to ensure that U.S. policy and programming efforts conform to best practices in the field of human trafficking prevention, and (3) meet with the Group at least annually to present the Council's findings and recommendations.

What's happening now April 23, 2015

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
MacArthur, Thomas
· Jan 25, 2016
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jan 12, 2016
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 23, 2015
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 25, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 16, 2015
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 16, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 500: Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-500/
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"H.R. 500: Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-500/.
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H.R. 500, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-500/.
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