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
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 6, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Aug 6, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1