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HR 5080 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crime victims Crimes against children Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Evidence and witnesses Human trafficking Sex offenses

HOPE for Victims of Human Trafficking Act

Introduced: November 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Nov 14, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8870)
Nov 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Obtaining Presumption of Exoneration for Victims of Human Trafficking Act or the HOPE for Victims of Human Trafficking Act

This bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that certain offenses were induced by coercion if the defendant establishes that he or she was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense.

What's happening now December 18, 2019

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 5
R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Mar 2, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Feb 6, 2020
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Feb 6, 2020
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Feb 5, 2020
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Nov 19, 2019
Deutch, Theodore
· Nov 14, 2019
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Nov 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5080: HOPE for Victims of Human Trafficking Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5080/
MLA
"H.R. 5080: HOPE for Victims of Human Trafficking Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5080/.
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H.R. 5080, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5080/.
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