US Congress House Bill 5135 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 35-3)
Status: Engrossed on July 24 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-24 - 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]

Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2014 - Requires the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to conduct a review that: (1) surveys federal and state activities to deter individuals from committing trafficking offenses and to prevent children from becoming trafficking victims; (2) surveys academic literature on deterring individuals from committing trafficking offenses, preventing children from becoming trafficking victims, and the commercial sexual exploitation of children; and (3) identifies best practices and strategies to deter such actions. Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress regarding: (1) federal and state law enforcement efforts to combat human trafficking in the United States, and (2) information on each relevant federal grant program. Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to authorize grants for programs that provide housing assistance to victims of trafficking.

Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2014

Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]
Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]
Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]
Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-24	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2014-07-23	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2014-07-23	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6724-6725)
2014-07-23	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5135.
2014-07-23	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6724-6727)
2014-07-23	House	Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2014-07-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2014-07-17	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2014-07-17	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2014-07-17	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5135/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5135/BILLS-113hr5135ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5135/BILLS-113hr5135eh.pdf