United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2473 (115th)
Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017
Introduced
16 May 2017
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Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary
Enforcing Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ), in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, to provide training and technical assistance to help federal, state, local, and tribal governments combat, and assist victims of, human trafficking. The National Institute of Justice must: establish a working group to identify best practices for collecting data on human trafficking; report on efforts to develop a national methodology to determine the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States, best practices to determine the prevalence of human trafficking, and the effectiveness of current policies and procedures to address victims' needs; and coordinate with federal, state, local, and tribal governments, and private organizations, to conduct a census of human trafficking survivors to estimate the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States. DOJ must report on efforts to increase mandatory restitution orders and asset forfeiture to provide restitution to victims of trafficking. Finally, the bill encourages states to implement certain protections for victims of trafficking.
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8 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 24 May 2017
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 24 May 2017
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 23 May 2017
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 23 May 2017
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 23 May 2017
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 May 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 May 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 May 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2473
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2473