Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-468
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2015-01-22
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child care and development

Child health

Child safety and welfare

Crime victims

Crimes against children

Department of Health and Human Services

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Human trafficking

Mental health

Sex offenses

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-27
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015</b></p> <p>Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act with respect to grants to states, localities, and private entities to carry out research, evaluation, demonstration, and service projects regarding activities designed to increase knowledge concerning, and to improve services for, runaway youth and homeless youth.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give priority to proposed projects relating to staff training in:</p> <ul> <li>the behavioral and emotional effects of severe forms of trafficking in persons and sex trafficking,</li> <li>responding to youth who are showing effects of severe forms of trafficking in persons and sex trafficking, and</li> <li>agency-wide strategies for working with runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking.</li> </ul> <p>Extends the Secretary's authority to make grants to nonprofit private agencies for the purpose of providing street-based services to runaway and homeless, and street youth, who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution, or sexual exploitation. Extends the scope of such grants also to street-based services to runaway and homeless, and street youth, who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, severe forms of trafficking in persons and sex trafficking.</p>

action_date: 2015-01-26
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><b>Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act with respect to grants to states, localities, and private entities to carry out research, evaluation, demonstration, and service projects regarding activities designed to increase knowledge concerning, and to improve services for, runaway youth and homeless youth.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give priority to proposed projects relating to staff training in:</p> <UL> <LI>the behavioral and emotional effects of severe forms of trafficking in persons and sex trafficking, <LI>responding to youth who are showing effects of severe forms of trafficking in persons and sex trafficking, and <LI>agency-wide strategies for working with runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking. </LI> </UL> <p>Extends the Secretary's authority to make grants to nonprofit private agencies for the purpose of providing street-based services to runaway and homeless, and street youth, who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution, or sexual exploitation. Extends the scope of such grants also to street-based services to runaway and homeless, and street youth, who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, severe forms of trafficking in persons and sex trafficking.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 468 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015 . 2. Amendments The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 343(b)(5)— (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting , severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(9) )), and sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(10) )) before the semicolon at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting , severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(9) )), and sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(10) )) after assault ; and (C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting , including such youth who are victims of trafficking (as defined in section 103(15) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(15) )) before the semicolon at the end; and (2) in section 351(a) by striking or sexual exploitation and inserting sexual exploitation, severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(9) )), or sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(10) )) .

Passed the House of Representatives January 26, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 468 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2015 Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Kline , Mr. Scott of Virginia , and Mr. Walberg ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015 . 2. Amendments The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 343(b)(5)— (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting , severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(9) )), and sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(10) )) before the semicolon at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting , severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(9) )), and sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(10) )) after assault ; and (C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting , including such youth who are victims of trafficking (as defined in section 103(15) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(15) )) before the semicolon at the end; and (2) in section 351(a) by striking or sexual exploitation and inserting sexual exploitation, severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(9) )), or sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(10) )) .

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 468 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 27, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015 . 2. Amendments The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 343(b)(5)— (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting , severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(9) )), and sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(10) )) before the semicolon at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting , severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(9) )), and sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(10) )) after assault ; and (C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting , including such youth who are victims of trafficking (as defined in section 103(15) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(15) )) before the semicolon at the end; and (2) in section 351(a) by striking or sexual exploitation and inserting sexual exploitation, severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(9) )), or sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 7102(10) )) .

Passed the House of Representatives January 26, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk