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To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for certain trafficking offenses, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-2741| House 
| Updated: 7/12/2017
Mark Walker

Mark Walker

Republican Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (1)
Ted Budd (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Bettering Resources in Guarding from Human Trafficking Act of 2017 or the BRIGHT Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a five-year mandatory minimum prison term for certain offenses related to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, and trafficking.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in House
  • May 25, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • July 12, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Criminal procedure and sentencingHuman trafficking

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for certain trafficking offenses, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-2741| House 
| Updated: 7/12/2017
Bettering Resources in Guarding from Human Trafficking Act of 2017 or the BRIGHT Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a five-year mandatory minimum prison term for certain offenses related to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, and trafficking.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in House
  • May 25, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • July 12, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mark Walker

Mark Walker

Republican Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (1)
Ted Budd (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Criminal procedure and sentencingHuman trafficking