A bill to ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-2974
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2016-05-23
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims

Department of Justice

Executive agency funding and structure

Health programs administration and funding

Human trafficking

Law enforcement administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2016-12-14
text: Became Public Law No: 114-271.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to eliminate the provision that specifies that Department of Health and Human Services national human trafficking hotline grants be funded by amounts made available to the Department of Justice for trafficking victim services grants.</p>

action_date: 2016-11-28
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p>(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to eliminate the provision that specifies that Department of Health and Human Services national human trafficking hotline grants be funded by amounts made available to the Department of Justice for trafficking victim services grants.</p>

action_date: 2016-12-08
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)</p> <p>(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to eliminate the provision that specifies that Department of Health and Human Services national human trafficking hotline grants be funded by amounts made available to the Department of Justice for trafficking victim services grants.</p>

action_date: 2016-12-14
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)</p> <p>(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to eliminate the provision that specifies that Department of Health and Human Services national human trafficking hotline grants be funded by amounts made available to the Department of Justice for trafficking victim services grants.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2974 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23, 2016 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes.

1. Funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline; perfecting amendment (a) HHS funding for trafficking hotline Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii) ) is amended by striking of amounts made available for grants under paragraph (2), . (b) Perfecting amendment Section 603 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 ( Public Law 114–22 ; 129 Stat. 259) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Victims of Crime Trafficking and inserting Victims of Trafficking . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if enacted as part of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 ( Public Law 114–22 ; 129 Stat. 227).

tv_txt: 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2974 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes.

1. Funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline; perfecting amendment (a) HHS funding for trafficking hotline Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii) ) is amended by striking of amounts made available for grants under paragraph (2), . (b) Perfecting amendment Section 603 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 ( Public Law 114–22 ; 129 Stat. 259) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Victims of Crime Trafficking and inserting Victims of Trafficking . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if enacted as part of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 ( Public Law 114–22 ; 129 Stat. 227).

Passed the Senate November 28, 2016. Secretary

tv_txt: One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen S. 2974 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes.

1. Funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline; perfecting amendment (a) HHS funding for trafficking hotline Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii) ) is amended by striking of amounts made available for grants under paragraph (2), . (b) Perfecting amendment Section 603 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 ( Public Law 114–22 ; 129 Stat. 259) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Victims of Crime Trafficking and inserting Victims of Trafficking . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if enacted as part of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 ( Public Law 114–22 ; 129 Stat. 227).

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate