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Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2019 [HB-507]
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Sets forth provisions intended to help assess the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States and improve support for victims of trafficking and service providers. The Department of Justice (DOJ) must work with federal entities and other stakeholders to do the following: establish a working group to improve the collection and analysis of data on the incidence of trafficking, report on efforts to develop methodologies to determine the prevalence of human trafficking, and survey survivors to estimate the prevalence of human trafficking and
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FIND Trafficking Act Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act [HB-502]
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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 participate in such activity, preventative efforts from federal and state agencies, and the extent to which the unique characteristics of virtual currencies can contribute to the tracking and prosecution of illicit funding.
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Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2019 [HB-467]
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Modifies the requirements regarding trafficking victim services grants. Specifically, it creates a preference for applicants who use the grant funds to investigate and prosecute individuals who solicit or purchase commercial sex.
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End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2019 [HB-295]
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Establishes requirements related to the use of financial transactions in human trafficking. The bill adds the Secretary of the Treasury as a member of the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking. The task force must submit to Congress recommendations for the revision of anti-money laundering programs specifically targeting severe forms of human trafficking. The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council must review procedures to improve the capability of specified programs to target financial transactions relating
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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133]
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Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries'
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Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act [HB-98]
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Makes aliens associated with criminal gangs inadmissible for entry into the United States and deportable, and establishes procedures related to designating groups with criminal gang status. An alien shall be inadmissible if a consular officer, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), or the Department of Justice knows or has reason to believe that the individual is or was a criminal gang member, or has participated or aided such a group's illegal activities. An alien who is or was a member of such a gang, or has participated or aided such a group's
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21]
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Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
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International Violence Against Women Act of 2017 [S.2120]
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International Violence Against Women Act of 2017 This bill establishes in the Department of State an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. The Ambassador-at-Large shall: (1) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender equality and the advancement of women and girls in foreign policy, and (2) develop or update periodically a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development
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Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act [HB-7271]
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Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act This bill establishes the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking. It sets forth functions of the council, including to review federal policy and programs to combat human trafficking.
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Violence Against Women Health Act of 2018 [HB-7212]
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Violence Against Women Health Act of 2018
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FAIR FISH Act Facilitate Addressing Issues with Regulating Forced Labor in International Seafood Harvesting Act [S.3641]
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FAIR FISH Act Facilitate Addressing Issues with Regulating Forced Labor in International Seafood Harvesting Act
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Families, Not Facilities Act of 2018 [S.3624]
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Families, Not Facilities Act of 2018
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Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2018 [HB-7089]
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Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2018
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Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018 [HB-7059]
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Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act [S.3558]
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act [HB-7047]
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act
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Central America Reform and Enforcement Act [S.3540]
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Central America Reform and Enforcement Act
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Stop Gendercide Act [HB-7008]
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Stop Gendercide Act
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Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act [S.3504]
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Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code 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.
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Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act [HB-6899]
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Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code 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.