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US HR5856
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023
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Introduced
09/29/2023
09/29/2023
In Committee
11/07/2023
11/07/2023
Crossed Over
02/26/2024
02/26/2024
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th 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 2023, reauthorizes and expands various programs under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to combat human trafficking in the United States and abroad. Key provisions include creating "Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking Prevention Education Grants" to support prevention education in schools, establishing a "Human Trafficking Survivors Employment and Education Program" to assist trafficking survivors, modifying the Tier 2 watch list system for assessing foreign governments' anti-trafficking efforts, and increasing anti-trafficking efforts at the United States Agency for International Development. The bill also extends authorizations for funding these anti-trafficking programs through 2028.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (24)
Chris Smith (R)*,
Don Bacon (R),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Michael Burgess (R),
Jason Crow (D),
Henry Cuellar (D),
Don Davis (D),
Jenniffer González (R),
Josh Harder (D),
Jeff Jackson (D),
Nick LaLota (R),
Mike Lawler (R),
Kathy Manning (D),
Michael McCaul (R),
Cory Mills (R),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Katie Porter (D),
Amata Radewagen (R),
María Salazar (R),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
David Valadao (R),
Ann Wagner (R),
Susan Wild (D),
Joe Wilson (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (on 02/26/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5856/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr5856/BILLS-118hr5856eh.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr5856/BILLS-118hr5856ih.pdf |
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