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A resolution affirming that the Government of Cuba's foreign medical missions constitute human trafficking. [SR-14]
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This resolution expresses the Senate's sense that Cuba is engaging in state-sponsored human trafficking through Mais Medicos, a Brazilian government program that brings doctors from other countries, including Cuba, to serve in Brazil. The resolution also urges the Department of State to downgrade Cuba to Tier 3 in its annual Trafficking in Persons report and to reestablish the Cuban Medical Professionals Parole program, which allowed certain Cuban medical personnel in countries other than Cuba to apply for parole to enter the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/10/2019
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FIND Trafficking Act Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act [S.410]
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Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the use of virtual currencies and online marketplaces in sex and drug trafficking. The GAO must study topics including how illicit proceeds are transferred into the U.S. banking system, state and non-state actors that benefit from or participate in such activity, preventative efforts from federal and state agencies, and how to use the unique characteristics of virtual currencies to track illicit activity.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/07/2019
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Families, Not Facilities Act of 2019 [S.388]
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Amends provisions related to the safety of minor aliens that enter the United States unaccompanied by a guardian. When placing an unaccompanied alien child with a proposed custodian, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall not consider the custodian's immigration status. DHS shall not use certain information obtained for placing a child with a custodian to apprehend, detain, or deport certain individuals, including the child, proposed sponsor, or a person living with the sponsor. The Office of Refugee Settlement shall provide services for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/07/2019
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Keep Families Together Act [S.292]
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Limits the separation of families at or near U.S. borders or ports of entry. The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Justice, and Health and Human Services shall not separate a child from a parent or legal guardian at a port of entry or within 100 miles of a U.S. border unless a state court terminates the parent or legal guardian's rights; a state child welfare agency or court determines it is in the child's best interests to be removed; or the child is determined to be a trafficking victim or at risk of becoming one, the accompanying adult
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S802-803) on 01/31/2019
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Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act [S.288]
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Expands Native American tribal criminal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence to include sex trafficking, sexual violence, stalking, and related conduct. The bill also authorizes a tribe to exercise jurisdiction over a non-Native American defendant regardless of whether the defendant resides on the tribe's lands, is employed on the tribe's lands, or is a spouse, dating partner, or intimate partner of a Native American who resides on the tribe's lands.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Committee On Indian Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/19/2019
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Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act [S.251]
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Directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program—the Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Program—to train law enforcement officers and other professionals to identify and assist victims of child exploitation and human trafficking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/29/2019
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UIGHUR Act of 2019 Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019 [S.178]
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Directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. The President shall report to Congress a list of senior Chinese government officials who are engaged in or responsible for serious human rights abuses, including mass incarceration and political indoctrination, against Turkic Muslims in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The President shall impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on such individuals. The President may waive the imposition
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Considered By Senate (message From The House Considered). on 10/23/2020
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Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act [S.169]
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Modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income civil damages, restitution, or other monetary awards (including compensatory or statutory damages and restitution imposed in a criminal matter) awarded to victims of peonage, slavery, or human trafficking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/16/2019
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Supporting the observation of "National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month" during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on February 1, 2019, to raise awareness of, and opposition to, human trafficking and modern slavery. [HR-48]
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This resolution expresses support for observing National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Introduced In House on 01/16/2019
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Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2019 [HB-1110]
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Allows grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to be used for programs to combat human trafficking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019
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Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2019 [HB-1106]
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Makes alien gang members inadmissible to the United States and deportable. It also authorizes revoking the citizenship of certain naturalized individuals who are members of a criminal gang. The Department of Homeland Security may designate a group or association of five or more persons as a criminal gang if one of the group's primary purposes is the commission of certain crimes, and if the group's members have committed such crimes in a continuing series of such offenses within the past five years. The Department of Justice shall take into custody
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/25/2019
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REUNITE Act Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant, Toddler and other children Expeditiously Act [HB-1012]
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Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reunite children and their parents or legal guardians who were apprehended for illegal entry into the United States. DHS and HHS shall develop procedures and programs, including procedures to (1) identify separated family members, (2) allow apprehended parents or legal guardians to have frequent no-cost contact with their separated children, and (3) coordinate with foreign consulates to locate apprehended individuals. DHS and HHS shall ensure
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/22/2019
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Violence Against Women Health Act of 2019 [HB-973]
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Reauthorizes through FY2023 the Department of Health and Human Services program that awards grants to support the health care system's response to domestic violence. The bill also modifies the program, including by requiring that grant funds be used to (1) support training to address domestic violence in families enrolled in early childhood programs, (2) develop training and resources for behavioral health professionals, (3) support health education training related to labor and sex trafficking, and (4) support the coordination of domestic and sexual
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 02/05/2019
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Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act [HB-836]
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Directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program—the Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Program—to train law enforcement officers and other professionals to identify and assist victims of child exploitation and human trafficking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019
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Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 [HB-649]
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Directs various U.S. government bodies to prepare reports on China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall report to Congress on issues including the security threats caused by the Chinese government's reported crackdown on the Uyghur population in Xinjiang province, the frequency with which other governments are forcibly returning Turkic Muslim refugees and asylum seekers to China, and the development or transfer of technology that facilitates mass internment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/04/2019
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-648]
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Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 16. on 01/28/2019
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Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act [HB-619]
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Modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income civil damages, restitution, or other monetary awards (including compensatory or statutory damages and restitution imposed in a criminal matter) awarded to victims of peonage, slavery, or human trafficking.
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 01/16/2019
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Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act [HB-574]
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Amends rules for the treatment of unaccompanied alien children and asylum-seeking families, and for detaining and removal of various types of aliens. The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to return an inadmissible unaccompanied child to the child's country of nationality or last habitual residence, where currently DHS has discretion to do so. Interviews with unaccompanied alien children shall be conducted by those with specialized training for interviewing child trafficking victims. Before placing an alien child with an individual,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 02/25/2019
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Keep Families Together Act [HB-541]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Limits the separation of families at or near U.S borders or ports of entry and imposes limits on the prosecution of asylum seekers. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall not separate a child from a legal guardian at a port of entry or within 100 miles of a U.S. border unless a state court terminates the legal guardian's rights; a state child welfare agency or court determines it is in the child's best interests to be removed; or the child is determined to be
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 02/25/2019
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Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019 [HB-532]
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Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish programs for providing alternatives to detaining individuals under the immigration laws, including community-based supervision and community support programs. DHS may not detain and must place in an alternative detention program individuals deemed members of a vulnerable population (e.g., asylum seekers, pregnant or nursing women, or crime victims), a parent of a child under age 18, or a caregiver. DHS shall not use alternative detention programs for (1) aliens subject to mandatory
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 02/25/2019