To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking.

Bill: 114-hr-246
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2015-01-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare

Crime prevention

Crimes against children

Criminal justice information and records

Human trafficking

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Law enforcement administration and funding

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to include among the required uses of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children operation of a cyber tipline to provide online users and electronic service providers an effective means of reporting Internet-related child sexual exploitation in the area of child sex trafficking, including child prostitution (currently, in the area of child prostitution).</p>

action_date: 2015-01-27
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to include among the required uses of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children operation of a cyber tipline to provide online users and electronic service providers an effective means of reporting Internet-related child sexual exploitation in the area of child sex trafficking, including child prostitution (currently, in the area of child prostitution).</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 246 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking.

1. Response to victims of child sex trafficking Section 404(b)(1)(P)(iii) of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(1)(P)(iii) ) is amended by striking child prostitution and inserting child sex trafficking, including child prostitution .

Passed the House of Representatives January 27, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 246 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2015 Mrs. Beatty (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking.

1. Response to victims of child sex trafficking Section 404(b)(1)(P)(iii) of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(1)(P)(iii) ) is amended by striking child prostitution and inserting child sex trafficking, including child prostitution .

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 246 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking.

1. Response to victims of child sex trafficking Section 404(b)(1)(P)(iii) of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(1)(P)(iii) ) is amended by striking child prostitution and inserting child sex trafficking, including child prostitution .

Passed the House of Representatives January 27, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk