LIFT Act
USA116th CongressS-4478| Senate
| Updated: 8/6/2020
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Senator
Connecticut
Cosponsors (1)
Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 116-5664Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
International Affairs
Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightCrime victimsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadHuman traffickingLaw enforcement administration and fundingSanctionsVisas and passports
LIFT Act
USA116th CongressS-4478| Senate
| Updated: 8/6/2020
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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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 116-5664Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Senator
Connecticut
Cosponsors (1)
Foreign Relations Committee
International Affairs
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightCrime victimsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadHuman traffickingLaw enforcement administration and fundingSanctionsVisas and passports