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HR 63 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Government information and archives Human trafficking Law enforcement administration and funding

CATCH Traffickers Act of 2015

Introduced: January 6, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jan 12, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 6, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 6, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coordinated Assistance To Catch Human Traffickers Act of 2015 or the CATCH Traffickers Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish and maintain a database to serve as a central location for information from law enforcement agency investigations relating to human trafficking.

Requires: (1) the head of a law enforcement agency conducting such an investigation to ensure that information the Secretary determines to be appropriate is entered into the database, and (2) the Attorney General to reduce by 20% the amount of a grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program received by a state or local government the law enforcement agency of which does not substantially comply with such requirement.

Permits law enforcement agencies to access the database only in connection with an investigation related to human trafficking.

What's happening now January 12, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 21, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 63: CATCH Traffickers Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-63/
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"H.R. 63: CATCH Traffickers Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-63/.
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