S 4478 116th Congress Senate International Affairs Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Crime victims Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human trafficking Law enforcement administration and funding Sanctions Visas and passports

LIFT Act

Introduced: August 6, 2020 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

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Aug 6, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Aug 6, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act or the LIFT Act

This bill requires the Department of State to ensure that the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security receive timely and regular information regarding visa denials based on grounds related to human trafficking. The bill also extends (1) to June 30 the deadline for submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, and (2) through FY2025 the survivor-led Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.

What's happening now August 6, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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