US Congress House Bill 246 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-7)
Status: Engrossed on January 28 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-28 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking. Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to include among the required uses of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children operation of a cyber tipline to provide online users and electronic service providers an effective means of reporting Internet-related child sexual exploitation in the area of child sex trafficking, including child prostitution (currently, in the area of child prostitution).

To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking.

Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]

2015-01-27 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 411 N: 0 NV: 22 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-28	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-01-27	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 48). (text: CR 1/26/2015 H553)
2015-01-27	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-01-27	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H617-618)
2015-01-26	House	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.
2015-01-26	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 246.
2015-01-26	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H553-555)
2015-01-26	House	Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2015-01-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-01-09	House	Introduced in House

SB381 (Related) 2015-02-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB1115 (Related) 2015-04-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
SB529 (Related) 2015-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S997-998)
HB1779 (Related) 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/246/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr246/BILLS-114hr246ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr246/BILLS-114hr246eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201548