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Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act

Introduced: January 29, 2019 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 29, 2019
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Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program—the Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Program—to train law enforcement officers and other professionals to identify and assist victims of child exploitation and human trafficking.

What's happening now January 29, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 836 Identical bill Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act
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All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Feb 10, 2020
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Dec 10, 2019
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 29, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jan 29, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 251: Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-251/
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"S. 251: Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-251/.
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S. 251, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-251/.
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