Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-270
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Authorization
Child abuse
Child labor
Child sexual abuse
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Compensation for victims of crime
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of State
Economic assistance
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Executive Office of the President
Families
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal aid to law enforcement
Forced labor
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Higher education
Human rights
Judicial officers
Labor and Employment
Law enforcement officers
Legal education
Police training
Prosecution
Prostitution
Slavery
State laws
U.S. Agency for International Development
Victims of crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to authorize trafficking victims-related appropriations for activities of: (1) the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking; (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (3) the Secretary of State; (4) the President; (5) the Secretary of Labor; (6) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (7) the Secretary of Homeland Security; and (8) the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. 
 
Makes juvenile victims of trafficking in persons eligible for interim assistance under such Act.
 
Directs the Attorney General to prepare model legislation for state use to define and prohibit all acts relating to prostitution of children and trafficking in children for the purpose of labor or sexual exploitation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House