US HB5664 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on September 23 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-23 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on September 23 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-23 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of State to ensure that the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security receive timely and regular information regarding visa denials based on grounds related to human trafficking. The bill also extends (1) to June 30 the deadline for submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, and (2) through FY2025 the survivor-led Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.
Title
LIFT Act Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX] | Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY] | Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] |
| Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI] | Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL] | Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX] | Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] |
| Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA] | Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA] | Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA] | Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ] |
Roll Calls
2020-09-22 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended (Y: 414 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 16) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-23 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
| 2020-09-22 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2020-09-22 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 197). (text: CR H4674-4675) |
| 2020-09-22 | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4688) |
| 2020-09-22 | 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. |
| 2020-09-22 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5664. |
| 2020-09-22 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4674-4677) |
| 2020-09-22 | House | Mr. Castro (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 2020-03-04 | House | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| 2020-03-04 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2020-02-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| 2020-01-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
| 2020-01-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
| 2020-01-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB6395 (Related) 2021-01-02 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
SB4478 (Related) 2020-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
HR1271 (Related) 2020-12-21 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB4478 (Related) 2020-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
HR1271 (Related) 2020-12-21 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human trafficking
International affairs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Sanctions
Visas and passports
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human trafficking
International affairs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Sanctions
Visas and passports
