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US HR6552Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022
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Introduced
02/01/2022
02/01/2022
In Committee
02/09/2022
02/09/2022
Crossed Over
07/27/2022
07/27/2022
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
AN ACT To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022, reauthorizes and expands several programs and initiatives related to combating human trafficking in the United States and abroad. Key provisions include:
- Modifying the existing "Grants to Assist in the Recognition of Trafficking" program to be called the "Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking Prevention Education Grants" and expanding its scope to provide more comprehensive, evidence-based, and trauma-informed training and education for students, teachers, and other personnel to help identify and prevent child trafficking and exploitation.
- Establishing a new "Human Trafficking Survivors Employment and Education Program" to provide a range of services, including education, job training, counseling, and other support, to help victims of trafficking achieve self-sufficiency.
- Extending the sunset date for the Advisory Council on Human Trafficking from 2020 to 2031.
- Modifying the tier standards and reporting requirements for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, including changes to the "Tier 2 Watch List" designation.
- Encouraging the U.S. Agency for International Development to integrate counter-trafficking efforts into its broader international development programs.
- Extending authorizations for appropriations under the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 and the International Megan's Law.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (10)
Chris Smith (R)*,
Karen Bass (D),
Val Demings (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Dave Joyce (R),
Doris Matsui (D),
Michael McCaul (R),
Albio Sires (D),
David Valadao (R),
Joe Wilson (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (on 07/27/2022)
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