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Senate Bill 1312
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017
Became Law
Amendments
Became Law
Became Public Law 115-393 on Dec 21, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 7, 2017
Latest Action
Dec 21, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1312
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Republican
John McCain
Arizona
Democrat
Dianne Feinstein
California
Democrat
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Democrat
Chris Coons
Delaware
Republican
Marco Rubio
Florida
Republican
Mike Crapo
Idaho
Democrat
Dick Durbin
Illinois
Republican
Todd Young
Indiana
Republican
Bill Cassidy
Louisiana
Republican
John Kennedy
Louisiana
Republican
Susan Collins
Maine
Democrat
Chris Van Hollen
Maryland
Democrat
Elizabeth Warren
Massachusetts
Democrat
Gary Peters
Michigan
Democrat
Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota
Republican
Roger Wicker
Mississippi
Republican
Thad Cochran
Mississippi
Democrat
Claire McCaskill
Missouri
Democrat
Catherine Cortez Masto
Nevada
Republican
Thom Tillis
North Carolina
Democrat
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Republican
Bob Corker
Tennessee
Republican
John Cornyn
Texas
Republican
Ted Cruz
Texas
Republican
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Democrat
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on September 11, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5184-5189)
Summary

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017

This bill expands the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) authority to issue public safety and community policing grants to include funds for training of school resource officers in the prevention of human trafficking offenses.

DOJ may bring a civil action in a federal court to enjoin persons from violating federal laws pertaining to the trafficking of persons and the sexual exploitation of children.

The bill amends the purposes for which the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children may spend funds from grants issued by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Protection.

The bill formally establishes in Immigration and Customs Enforcement the Office of Victim Assistance and delineates the functions of that office.

DOJ's Office of Victims of Crimes may use not more than 1% of the amount to be distributed from the Crime Victims Fund to provide and improve direct assistance services for crime victims.

DOJ, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Labor shall periodically implement improvements to the training programs on human trafficking for their employees.

DOJ shall ensure that each human trafficking program operated by DOJ includes training on screening all adults and children suspected of engaging in commercial sex acts to determine whether individuals are victims of human trafficking.

DOJ shall issue a screening protocol for use during all anti-trafficking law enforcement operations in which DOJ is involved.

Text (6)
Enrolled Bill
Engrossed Amendment House
September 28, 2018
Referred in House
September 12, 2017
Engrossed in Senate
September 11, 2017
Reported to Senate
August 1, 2017
Introduced in Senate
June 7, 2017
Amendments (2)
Sep 28, 2018
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 976
Amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert a complete new text.
Agreed To
Sep 11, 2017
Agreed to in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 937
To improve the bill.
Agreed To
Related Bills (6)
Dec 12, 2018
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 7271
Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Oct 11, 2018
Became Public Law 115-267
10
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3354
Missing Children's Assistance Act of 2018
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Jun 26, 2018
Introduced in House
5
Sponsorship
House Bill 6223
Child Advocate Program Reauthorization Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Dec 07, 2017
Introduced in House
3
Sponsorship
House Bill 4601
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jun 21, 2017
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 1392
Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
May 23, 2017
Passed House
20
Sponsorship
House Bill 1808
Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017
Active
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
House
12/21/2018
Became Public Law No: 115-393.
12/21/2018
Signed by President.
12/20/2018
Presented to President.
12/18/2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/17/2018
Senate agreed to House amendment to S. 1312 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7628; text: CR S7628)
12/17/2018
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to S. 1312 by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7628; text: CR S7628)
10/01/2018
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
09/28/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
09/28/2018
On passage Passed without objection.
09/28/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
09/28/2018
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9381-9390; text of measure as introduced: CR H9381-9386)
09/28/2018
Mr. Marino asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
09/28/2018
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
09/28/2018
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
09/28/2018
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
09/21/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
09/12/2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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.
09/12/2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
09/12/2017
Received in the House.
09/11/2017
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5184-5189)
09/11/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5184-5189)
09/11/2017
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
09/11/2017
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5179-5189)
08/01/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 189.
08/01/2017
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
06/29/2017
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
06/07/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3335-3336)
06/07/2017
Introduced in Senate
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