To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-5422
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2016-06-09
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: 2016-11-30
text: Received in the Senate.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: 2016-11-29
action_desc: Passed House 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>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5422 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 9, 2016 Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5422 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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 House of Representatives November 29, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5422 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30, 2016 Received 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 House of Representatives November 29, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk