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S 4640 118th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Crime victims Human trafficking Law enforcement administration and funding Smuggling and trafficking

Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act

Introduced: July 9, 2024 Introduced by: Ossoff, Jon Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 20, 2024
Held at the desk.
Dec 20, 2024
Received in the House.
Dec 20, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2024
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7223; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7223)
Dec 19, 2024
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 19, 2024
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 19, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 9, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 9, 2024
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,350 Ossoff, Jon In the nature of substitute. Agreed to Dec 19, 2024
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Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act

The bill revises the percentage of the total allocation made available for trafficking victim services grants that may be set aside for research and for training and technical assistance. 

Specifically, the bill increases from 3% to 7% the amount that may be set aside for research, evaluation, and statistics; and increases from 5% to 10% the amount that may set aside for training and technical assistance. Further, the bill allows the amount set aside for training and technical assistance to be used for strengthening program administration and budgeting.

The bill also increases from 75% to 95% the federal share of project costs.

What's happening now December 20, 2024

Held at the desk.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 9, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4640: Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4640/
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"S. 4640: Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4640/.
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S. 4640, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4640/.
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