Human Trafficking

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Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act [HB-6899] [Taxes ] [Human Rights ] [Crime ] [Human Services ] [Criminal Justice ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Delaney Introduced In House on 09/26/2018

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Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.1862] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ]
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to modify: (1) the criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, and (2) actions to be taken against countries that fail to meet such standards. The U.S. Agency for International Development shall incorporate child protection and anti-trafficking strategies into the development strategy for each country on the special watch list. The bill sets forth child (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Presented To President. on 01/02/2019

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SAFE at Home Act Safeguarding Addresses From Emerging at Home Act [S.1889] [Crime ] [Data Privacy ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
SAFE at Home Act Safeguarding Addresses From Emerging at Home Act This bill requires each federal agency and federal court to accept, for any purpose for which an individual is required to provide an address to the agency or court, an address designated to that individual pursuant to an address confidentiality program. An individual who provides an address pursuant to such a program shall not be subject to any federal regulatory, civil, or criminal penalties for providing such address in lieu of the individual's actual physical address. An address (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 09/28/2017

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Human Trafficking and IUU Fishing Act [HB-6834] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ]
Human Trafficking and IUU Fishing Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 09/17/2018

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Community Safety and Security Act of 2018 [HB-6691] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Community Safety and Security Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Handel Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/12/2018

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Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2018 [HB-6553] [Immigration ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2018 This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require consultation with state and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing unaccompanied alien children in a facility that is not on federal property.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 10/01/2018

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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 [HB-6545] [Crime ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/19/2018

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Humane Treatment of Migrant Children Act [S.3263] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
Humane Treatment of Migrant Children Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/25/2018

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Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act [S.1986] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Safety ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Criminal Justice ]
Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act This bill amends the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to revise provisions regarding tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence, including to expand tribal criminal jurisdiction to include sex trafficking, sexual violence, stalking, and related conduct.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 10/19/2017

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Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the border security policies, procedures, and activities as such relate to the interdiction of families by the U.S. Border Patrol between ports of entry. [HR-1005] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the border security policies, procedures, and activities as such relate to the interdiction of families by the U.S. Border Patrol between ports of entry.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie Thompson Reported Adversely By The Committee On Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-877. on 07/26/2018

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REUNITE Act Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant, Toddler and other children Expeditiously Act [S.3227] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Immigration ]
REUNITE Act Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant, Toddler and other children Expeditiously Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/17/2018

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Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act [S.3216] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Safety ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act This bill amends the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to revise provisions regarding tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence, including to expand tribal criminal jurisdiction to include sex trafficking, sexual violence, stalking, and related conduct.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 07/16/2018

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Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act [HB-6361] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 08/06/2018

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Reunifying Separated Families Act of 2018 [HB-6304] [Immigration ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
Reunifying Separated Families Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 08/06/2018

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FIND Trafficking Act Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act [S.3179] [Crime ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ]
FIND Trafficking Act Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act This bill 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 Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 10/11/2018

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that complete, verifiable, and irreversible human rights improvements in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea should be part of a United States strategy for a nuclear-free Korean peninsula and a free and open Indo-Pacific region. [HR-976] [Human Rights ] [International ] [National Security ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that complete, verifiable, and irreversible human rights improvements in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea should be part of a United States strategy for a nuclear-free Korean peninsula and a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Requests that the President include complete and verifiable human rights improvements in North Korea as part of the U.S. negotiating strategy with North Korea, China, and regional allies.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Introduced In House on 06/28/2018

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Preventing Family Separation for Immigrants with Disabilities Act [HB-6232] [Immigration ] [Disabilities ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ]
Preventing Family Separation for Immigrants with Disabilities Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 08/02/2018

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Child Advocate Program Reauthorization Act [HB-6223] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
Child Advocate Program Reauthorization Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 08/02/2018

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Better Care for Kids Act [HB-6222] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Immigration ]
Better Care for Kids Act This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide that specialized training for federal, state, and local personnel who have substantive contact with unaccompanied alien children shall include best practices for infant and toddler care.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 08/02/2018

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Protect Kids and Parents Act [HB-6195] [Children and Youth ] [Education ]
Protect Kids and Parents Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 08/06/2018

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