United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 53 (115th)
CATCH Traffickers Act of 2017
Introduced
3 January 2017
Last action
12 January 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsors
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Coordinated Assistance To Catch Human Traffickers Act of 2017 or the CATCH Traffickers Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to establish and maintain a national database for human trafficking investigations. It requires a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency that conducts a human trafficking investigation to enter information into the database. The Department of Justice must reduce by 20% the allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program for a state or local government that fails to comply.
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Timeline
3 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 January 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 January 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← CATCH Traffickers Act of 2015
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/53
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/53
- us · 115-hr-53 · source updated 11 August 2025