House Bill 2473
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017
Active
Passed House on May 23, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
2473
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
checkPassed on May 23, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4484-4486)
Summary
Enforcing Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ), in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, to provide training and technical assistance to help federal, state, local, and tribal governments combat, and assist victims of, human trafficking.
The National Institute of Justice must:
- establish a working group to identify best practices for collecting data on human trafficking;
- report on efforts to develop a national methodology to determine the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States, best practices to determine the prevalence of human trafficking, and the effectiveness of current policies and procedures to address victims' needs; and
- coordinate with federal, state, local, and tribal governments, and private organizations, to conduct a census of human trafficking survivors to estimate the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States.
DOJ must report on efforts to increase mandatory restitution orders and asset forfeiture to provide restitution to victims of trafficking.
Finally, the bill encourages states to implement certain protections for victims of trafficking.
05/24/2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
05/23/2017
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
05/23/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
05/23/2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4484-4486)
05/23/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4484-4486)
05/23/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2473.
05/23/2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4484-4489)
05/23/2017
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
05/18/2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
05/18/2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
05/16/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
05/16/2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
05/16/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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