Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act

Bill: 118-s-4640
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2024-07-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims

Human trafficking

Law enforcement administration and funding

Smuggling and trafficking
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-20
text: Held at the desk.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-12-19
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><strong>Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act</strong></p><p>The bill revises the percentage of the total allocation made available for trafficking victim services grants that may be set aside for research and for training and technical assistance.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill increases from 3% to 7% the amount that may be set aside for research, evaluation, and statistics; and increases from 5% to 10% the amount that may set aside for training and technical assistance. Further, the bill allows the amount set aside for training and technical assistance to be used for strengthening program administration and budgeting.</p><p>The bill also increases from 75% to 95% the federal share of project costs.</p>

tv_txt: 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4640 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To strengthen trafficking victim assistance grant funding.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act . 2. Grants to assist victims of trafficking Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking shall and insert may ; (B) in clause (i), by striking three percent and inserting up to 7 percent ; (C) in clause (ii)— (i) by striking 5 percent and inserting up to 10 percent ; and (ii) by inserting and strengthening program administration and budgeting after activities ; and (D) in clause (iii), by striking one percent and inserting up to 1 percent ; and (2) in subparagraph (C), strike 75 percent and insert 95 percent .

Passed the Senate December 19 (legislative day, December 16), 2024. Secretary

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4640 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 9, 2024 Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To strengthen trafficking victim assistance grant funding.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act . 2. Grants to assist victims of a severe form of trafficking Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking human and inserting a severe form of ; (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking shall and insert may ; (B) in clause (i), by striking three percent and inserting up to 7 percent ; (C) in clause (ii)— (i) by striking 5 percent and inserting up to 10 percent ; and (ii) by inserting and strengthening program administration and budgeting after activities ; and (D) in clause (iii), by striking one percent and inserting up to 1 percent ; (3) in subparagraph (C), strike 75 percent and insert 95 percent ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (E) Discrimination prohibited No person in the United States may, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability, be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, subjected to discrimination under, or denied employment in connection with, any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under this paragraph. .