Exposing the Financing of Human Trafficking Act

Bill: 118-hr-8185
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2024-04-30
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2024-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8185 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2024 Mr. Steil (for himself and Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania ) 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. .