Human Trafficking
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Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act [HB-4456]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Department of Labor to train relevant personnel on how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking.
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Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act of 2019 [HB-4388]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
Requires the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) within the Administration for Children and Families to award grants to nonprofits, state agencies, elementary and secondary schools for demonstration projects to train students, teachers, and school personnel how to better understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to human trafficking and the exploitation of children and youth.Such projects also must collect data about the number of human trafficking survivors served and develop procedures to coordinate with law enforcement and appropriate social
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End Child Trafficking Now Act [HB-3864]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Immigration ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Imposes restrictions related to adult aliens being admitted into the United States with a minor. An adult alien shall not be admitted with a minor unless the adult (1) presents documents or witness testimony proving that the adult is a relative or guardian of the minor, or (2) submits to a DNA test that proves such a relationship. The Department of Homeland Security shall request a DNA test only if the required relationship cannot be established by documents or testimony. An adult alien who does not consent to a requested DNA test shall be inadmissible.
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Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2019 [HB-4319]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the annual numerical limitation on U visas, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant work authorization to aliens with a pending application for nonimmigrant status under subparagraph (U) or (T) of section 101(a)(15) of such Act, and for other purposes.
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Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act [HB-4326]
[Human Rights ]
[Crime ]
[International ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Expands requirements for fighting human trafficking that apply to foreign countries receiving U.S. foreign assistance. (The President is authorized to reduce assistance to, or take other actions against, countries that fail to meet such requirements and are not making significant efforts to do so.) The Department of State, when evaluating whether a country has met such requirements, shall assess whether the country has made serious efforts to prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts if the central government has authority to do so, whereas currently
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Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019 [HB-3881]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
To amend section 214(c)(8) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the data reporting requirements relating to nonimmigrant employees, and for other purposes.
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Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2019 [S.2197]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Specifies that supplying, furnishing, or providing a drug or illegal substance to a person, including to exploit or create an addiction, constitutes (1) coercion, for purposes of a child sex trafficking offense; and (2) coercive means, for purposes of a forced labor offense.
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Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019 [S.2224]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Data Privacy ]
A bill to amend section 214(c)(8) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the data reporting requirements relating to nonimmigrant employees, and for other purposes.
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National Child Identification Act of 2019 [HB-4172]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Grants ]
Permits the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants for local law enforcement to distribute in-home fingerprint and DNA identification kits to families. These kits can be turned over to law enforcement to assist in locating missing or trafficked children.
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Strategic and Humane Southern Border Migrant Response Act [HB-3731]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
To respond to the Northern Triangle migrant surge at the southern border in a strategic and humane manner, and for other purposes.
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Equal Justice for Immigrants Act of 2019 [HB-3775]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To increase legal representation for certain aliens, and for other purposes.
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End Child Trafficking Now Act [S.2420]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Immigration ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Imposes restrictions related to adult aliens being admitted into the United States with a minor. An adult alien shall not be admitted with a minor unless the adult (1) presents documents and witness testimony proving that the adult is a relative or guardian of the minor, or (2) submits to a DNA test that proves such a relationship. The Department of Homeland Security shall request a DNA test only if the required relationship cannot be established by specified evidence. An adult alien who does not consent to a requested DNA test shall be inadmissible.
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act [HB-3729]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
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Trafficking and Smuggling Intelligence Act of 2019 [HB-3720]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to report on issues pertaining to the Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) and Mexico. Specifically, the office shall report on (1) the activities of drug-trafficking organizations in such countries, (2) the human-trafficking activities of individuals and organizations, and (3) an assessment of current intelligence-collection priorities in such countries.
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Reuniting Families Act [HB-3799]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.
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No Pensions For Pedophiles Act [HB-3816]
[Pensions ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Retirement ]
Prohibits a federal employee from receiving federal retirement benefits if the employee has been convicted of certain crimes relating to the sexual abuse of children.
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Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2019 [HB-3627]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes a process to vacate convictions and expunge arrest records for certain nonviolent criminal offenses committed by victims of human trafficking that directly result from or relate to having been a trafficking victim. It defines the offenses eligible to be vacated or expunged and sets forth procedures for filing a motion.
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Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act [HB-3524]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
Authorizes assistance to the Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) to address the causes of migration to the United States and contains provisions related to the handling of such migrants. The Department of State shall create and implement a Northern Triangle strategy to (1) address crime and violence, (2) improve democratic governance, and (3) promote economic development and tackle extreme poverty. The State Department shall (1) help strengthen the capacity of Western Hemisphere countries to accept and care for refugees,
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BLUE GLOBE Act Bolstering Long-Term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act [HB-3548]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Addresses data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts. Specifically, the bill increases domestic and international coordination to enhance data management and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans bays, estuaries, and coasts; creates the Interagency Ocean Exploration Committee to promote the exploration and improved understanding of the oceans; revises the Ocean Policy Committee to the Committee on Ocean Policy; establishes a technology innovation task force to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated
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Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 [HB-3494]
[Defense ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Energy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[National Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Military ]
Reauthorizes for FY2018-FY2020 intelligence activities in various U.S. government departments and agencies. It also establishes several intelligence-related programs and calls for reports on various topics. The bill establishes a paid parental leave program for intelligence community employees. The program provides 12 weeks of leave in the 12-month period following the birth or adoption of a child. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shall report on intelligence community policies for awarding contracts, including research
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