Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3488
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2017-07-27
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Human trafficking

Law enforcement administration and funding

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to add a provision that directs the Department of Justice, with respect to trafficking victim services grants, to give preference to applicants who use the grant funds to investigate and prosecute individuals who solicit or purchase commercial sex. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3488 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2017 Mr. Kinzinger (for himself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Meehan , Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mrs. Wagner , and Mr. McCaul ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to encourage a victim-centered approach to combating human trafficking, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2017 . 2. Implementing a victim-centered approach to combating human trafficking Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Preferences The Attorney General shall provide affirmative preferences to applicants for grant funding under this paragraph whose grant application includes an attestation that grant funds awarded to a State or local law enforcement agency will be used in part to assist in strengthening efforts to reduce demand for human trafficking through the investigation and prosecution of persons who solicit or purchase commercial sex. .