A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, with respect to arbitration of disputes involving human trafficking.

Bill: 118-s-3585
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2024-01-11
Policy area: Law
Latest action: action_date: 2024-01-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3585 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11, 2024 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Hawley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 9, United States Code, with respect to arbitration of disputes involving human trafficking.

1. Arbitration of disputes involving human trafficking (a) In general Chapter 4 of title 9, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking assault and sexual harassment and inserting assault, sexual harassment, and human trafficking ; (2) in section 401— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following: (1) Human trafficking dispute The term human trafficking dispute means a dispute relating to conduct prohibited by— (A) chapter 77 of title 18; or (B) Tribal or State laws prohibiting human trafficking. ; and (3) in section 402(a)— (A) by striking dispute or sexual assault dispute and inserting dispute, sexual assault dispute, or human trafficking dispute ; and (B) by striking dispute or the sexual harassment dispute and inserting dispute, sexual harassment dispute, or human trafficking dispute . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of chapters for title 9, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 4 and inserting the following: 4. Arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault, sexual harassment, and human trafficking 401. .