United States · Bill · S
S. 519 (118th)
A bill to prohibit individuals charged with or convicted of human trafficking or drug trafficking offenses committed near the border of the United States from receiving Federal benefits.
Introduced
16 February 2023
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Summary
This bill prohibits an individual who is indicted for, charged with, or convicted of a covered trafficking offense from receiving federal benefits. Covered trafficking offense refers to a human trafficking offense or a drug trafficking offense occurring at an international border, or within the territorial waters, of the United States. Federal benefit refers to (1) the issuance of any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial license provided by a U.S. agency or by appropriated U.S. funds; and (2) any retirement, welfare, Social Security, health, disability, veterans, public housing, or other similar benefit. The bill requires the federal government to provide retroactive benefits payments for an individual who has the charge dismissed or is found not guilty of the covered trafficking offense.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 2023
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 2023
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 February 2023
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/519
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/s/519