S. 4478 116th Congress Senate

LIFT Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to ensure adequate time for the preparation of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report and to r… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to ensure adequate time for the preparation of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report and to require the timely provision of information to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the Department of State regarding the number and location of visa denials based on grounds related to human trafficking.

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

International Affairs Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightCrime victimsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

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Human traffickingLaw enforcement administration and fundingSanctionsVisas and passports

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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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Latest action August 6, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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