United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5975 (114th)
BRIGHT Act of 2016
Introduced
8 September 2016
Last action
26 September 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsors
Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Bettering Resources in Guarding from Human Trafficking Act of 2016 or the BRIGHT Act of 2016 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
8 September 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
8 September 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 September 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 September 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 September 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] · R · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → BRIGHT Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5975
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5975
- us · 114-hr-5975 · source updated 12 August 2025