United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2741 (115th)
BRIGHT Act of 2017
Introduced
25 May 2017
Last action
12 July 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsors
Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Bettering Resources in Guarding from Human Trafficking Act of 2017 or the BRIGHT Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a five-year mandatory minimum prison term for certain offenses related to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, and trafficking.
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Timeline
25 May 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 July 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 May 2017 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← BRIGHT Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2741
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2741
- us · 115-hr-2741 · source updated 11 August 2025