HR 5975
114th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Human trafficking
BRIGHT Act of 2016
Introduced: September 8, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sep 8, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 8, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Bettering Resources in Guarding from Human Trafficking Act of 2016 or the BRIGHT Act of 2016
This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a five-year mandatory minimum prison term for certain offenses related to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, and trafficking.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1