Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017
This bill authorizes local educational agencies to establish programs to educate children on the dangers of severe forms of trafficking in persons.
Diplomatic or consular posts shall designate an employee to receive information from any person who was a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons while in the United States.
The Department of Health and Human Services may carry out a Human Trafficking Victims Reintegration Through Employment Program.
Department of Justice (DOJ) victim services grants may be used for programs that provide trauma-informed care or long-term housing for: (1) youth transitioning from foster care, and (2) women or girls in underserved populations.
Airlines that contract with the federal government shall provide personnel with training in recognizing human trafficking incidents.
Federal Acquisition Institute curricula for the acquisition workforce shall include a course on the law relating to human trafficking and government contracting.
The United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking Council is extended to September 30, 2020.
The bill sets forth agency actions to prevent funding of human trafficking.
DOJ law enforcement grants may be used to designate at least one prosecutor for cases of severe forms of trafficking in persons.
Civil damages awarded in an action brought for slavery or trafficking in persons are excluded from gross income.
The Secretary of the Treasury and the United States Trade Representative are included in the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.
The bill provides for transparency in U.S. Agency for International Development anti-trafficking expenditures.
The bill authorizes appropriations through FY2021 for: (1) specified anti-trafficking programs and entities, and (2) U.S. Customs and Border Protection for on-site anti-trafficking training for airport and airline personnel.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-08 | President | Became Public Law No: 115-425. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-08 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-27 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-21 | ResolvingDifferences | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-21 | Vote | On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 368 - 7 (Roll no. 487). (text as House agree to Senate amendment: CR H10539-10543) | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-21 | ResolvingDifferences | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-21 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2200. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-21 | ResolvingDifferences | Mr. Royce (CA) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H10539-10544) | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-18 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2018-12-17 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate |
| 2018-12-17 | Floor | The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (CR S7631-7636) | Senate |
| 2018-12-17 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7631-7636; text as reported in Senate: CR S7631-7636) | Senate |
| 2018-10-10 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628. | Senate |
| 2018-10-10 | Committee | Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | Senate |
| 2018-09-26 | Committee | Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
| 2017-07-13 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate |
| 2017-07-12 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-07-12 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5492-5497) | House floor actions |
| 2017-07-12 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2200. | House floor actions |
| 2017-07-12 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5492-5503) | House floor actions |
| 2017-07-12 | Floor | Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2017-05-03 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | House committee actions |
| 2017-05-03 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. | House committee actions |
| 2017-05-03 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2017-05-03 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2017-04-28 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House committee actions |
| 2017-04-28 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2017-04-27 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-04-27 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-04-27 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-04-27 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-04-27 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-04-27 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-04-27 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-04-27 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-04-27 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |