Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017
USA115th CongressHR-2473| House
| Updated: 5/24/2017
Ann Wagner
Republican Representative
Missouri
Cosponsors (1)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Office for Victims of Crime within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish a report on state safe harbor laws, including: (1) the impact of state safe harbor laws on victims of trafficking, and (2) best practices and recommendations on the development and implementation of effective state safe harbor laws. (Sec. 3) The bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to modify requirements with respect to the allocation of trafficking victim services grant funds for training and technical assistance. Specifically, it requires training and technical assistance to be provided in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services. Additionally, it broadens the areas of training and technical assistance to include, among others, investigating, prosecuting, and preventing human trafficking through a trauma-informed and victim-centered approach. (Sec. 4) The National Institute of Justice must: establish a working group to identify and recommend best practices for collecting data on human trafficking; report on efforts to develop methodologies to determine the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States; and coordinate with federal, state, local, and tribal governments, and private organizations, to survey survivors to estimate the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States. (Sec. 5) DOJ must report on efforts to increase mandatory restitution orders and asset forfeiture to provide restitution to victims of trafficking. (Sec. 6) The bill encourages states to implement certain protections for victims of trafficking.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4484-4489)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2473.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4484-4486)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4484-4486)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Child healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrimes against childrenCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHuman traffickingJuvenile crime and gang violenceLabor standardsLaw enforcement administration and fundingSex offensesState and local government operationsWomen's health
Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017
USA115th CongressHR-2473| House
| Updated: 5/24/2017
Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Office for Victims of Crime within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish a report on state safe harbor laws, including: (1) the impact of state safe harbor laws on victims of trafficking, and (2) best practices and recommendations on the development and implementation of effective state safe harbor laws. (Sec. 3) The bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to modify requirements with respect to the allocation of trafficking victim services grant funds for training and technical assistance. Specifically, it requires training and technical assistance to be provided in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services. Additionally, it broadens the areas of training and technical assistance to include, among others, investigating, prosecuting, and preventing human trafficking through a trauma-informed and victim-centered approach. (Sec. 4) The National Institute of Justice must: establish a working group to identify and recommend best practices for collecting data on human trafficking; report on efforts to develop methodologies to determine the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States; and coordinate with federal, state, local, and tribal governments, and private organizations, to survey survivors to estimate the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States. (Sec. 5) DOJ must report on efforts to increase mandatory restitution orders and asset forfeiture to provide restitution to victims of trafficking. (Sec. 6) The bill encourages states to implement certain protections for victims of trafficking.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4484-4489)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2473.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4484-4486)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4484-4486)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Ann Wagner
Republican Representative
Missouri
Cosponsors (1)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrimes against childrenCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHuman traffickingJuvenile crime and gang violenceLabor standardsLaw enforcement administration and fundingSex offensesState and local government operationsWomen's health