Exposing the Financing of Human Trafficking Act

Bill: 116-hr-2149
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2019-04-09
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Crime prevention

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Human trafficking

Smuggling and trafficking
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Exposing the Financing of Human Trafficking Act</b></p> <p>This bill modifies the minimum standard for foreign government action toward the elimination of human trafficking. Specifically, an assessment of whether a government has made serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking shall include consideration as to whether the government vigorously investigates, seeks to prevent, and prosecutes financial crimes associated with such trafficking. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2149 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2019 Mr. Steil (for himself and Ms. Dean ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to include financial criminal activities associated with the facilitation of severe forms of trafficking in persons within the factors considered as indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Exposing the Financing of Human Trafficking Act . 2. Inclusion of financial criminal activities Subsection (b) of section 108 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (13) Whether the government of the country vigorously investigates, seeks to prevent, and prosecutes financial criminal activities associated with the facilitation of severe forms of trafficking in persons. .