End Modern-Day Slavery Act

Bill: 113-hr-5044
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2014-07-09
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Crime prevention

Crime victims

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Human trafficking
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>End Modern-Day Slavery Act - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to develop a comprehensive action plan to combat human trafficking.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5044 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 9, 2014 Mr. Peters of California introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to develop a comprehensive action plan to combat human trafficking.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Modern-Day Slavery Act . 2. Comprehensive action plan to combat human trafficking Section 105(d) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7103(d) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: (7) Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery Act of 2014, develop a comprehensive plan to combat trafficking in persons, which shall include recommendations for coordination among relevant Federal agencies in order to— (A) assist victims of trafficking; (B) investigate and prosecute crimes related to trafficking in persons; (C) conduct research and collect data related to trafficking in persons; (D) train officers and employees of such agencies regarding trafficking in persons; (E) engage with nongovernmental entities, which may assist in combating trafficking in persons; and (F) implement Federal laws and regulations related to trafficking in persons. .