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To prioritize the fight against human trafficking in the United States.

USA115th CongressHR-4601| House 
| Updated: 1/22/2018
Erik Paulsen

Erik Paulsen

Republican Representative

Minnesota

Cosponsors (2)
Ralph Norman (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 This bill specifies that Community Oriented Policing Services program grants to hire school resource officers may also be used to train such officers to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking. It reauthorizes through FY2022 the Creating Hope Through Outreach, Options, Services, and Education for Children and Youth (i.e., CHOOSE Children & Youth) grant program. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may bring a civil action to stop or prevent criminal offenses, including trafficking, child sexual exploitation and abuse, or sexual abuse. The bill revises and expands the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children. It broadens the authority of the U.S. Secret Service to provide forensic and investigative assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies. The bill reauthorizes through FY2021 several trafficking prevention and law enforcement programs, including for foreign victim assistance. The bill formally establishes the Office of Victim Assistance within Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It makes 1% of the Crime Victims Fund available for direct assistance services for crime victims. The bill directs certain federal agencies to periodically improve human trafficking training programs for employees. DOJ must establish a victim screening protocol for use during anti-trafficking law enforcement operations. It prioritizes, with respect to juvenile and family court grants, programs that improve the judicial response to children vulnerable to human trafficking. This bill establishes the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking.
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Timeline
Dec 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Dec 7, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Jan 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • December 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • December 7, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.


  • January 22, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-7271: To establish the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-1808: Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017
  • S 115-3354: Missing Children's Assistance Act of 2018
  • S 115-1312: Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017
Adoption and foster careAdvisory bodiesBorder security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCrime preventionCrimes against childrenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of JusticeDepartment of LaborElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHuman traffickingInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaJudicial procedure and administrationLabor standardsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersPornographyPublic-private cooperationSex offensesTeaching, teachers, curriculaTravel and tourism

To prioritize the fight against human trafficking in the United States.

USA115th CongressHR-4601| House 
| Updated: 1/22/2018
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 This bill specifies that Community Oriented Policing Services program grants to hire school resource officers may also be used to train such officers to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking. It reauthorizes through FY2022 the Creating Hope Through Outreach, Options, Services, and Education for Children and Youth (i.e., CHOOSE Children & Youth) grant program. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may bring a civil action to stop or prevent criminal offenses, including trafficking, child sexual exploitation and abuse, or sexual abuse. The bill revises and expands the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children. It broadens the authority of the U.S. Secret Service to provide forensic and investigative assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies. The bill reauthorizes through FY2021 several trafficking prevention and law enforcement programs, including for foreign victim assistance. The bill formally establishes the Office of Victim Assistance within Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It makes 1% of the Crime Victims Fund available for direct assistance services for crime victims. The bill directs certain federal agencies to periodically improve human trafficking training programs for employees. DOJ must establish a victim screening protocol for use during anti-trafficking law enforcement operations. It prioritizes, with respect to juvenile and family court grants, programs that improve the judicial response to children vulnerable to human trafficking. This bill establishes the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking.
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Timeline
Dec 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Dec 7, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Jan 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • December 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • December 7, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.


  • January 22, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Erik Paulsen

Erik Paulsen

Republican Representative

Minnesota

Cosponsors (2)
Ralph Norman (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-7271: To establish the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-1808: Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017
  • S 115-3354: Missing Children's Assistance Act of 2018
  • S 115-1312: Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Adoption and foster careAdvisory bodiesBorder security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCrime preventionCrimes against childrenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of JusticeDepartment of LaborElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHuman traffickingInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaJudicial procedure and administrationLabor standardsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersPornographyPublic-private cooperationSex offensesTeaching, teachers, curriculaTravel and tourism