US Congress House Bill 4449 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-5)
Status: Engrossed on July 24 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-24 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Human Trafficking Prevention Act - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require training for federal government personnel related to trafficking in persons to include at a minimum: (1) a distance learning course on trafficking-in-persons issues and the Department of State's obligations under the Act, targeted for embassy reporting officers, regional bureaus' trafficking-in-persons coordinators, and their superiors; (2) specific trafficking-in-persons briefings for all ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission before they depart for their posts; and (3) at least annual reminders to all such personnel and other federal personnel at each diplomatic or consular post of the Department of State located outside the United States of key problems, threats, methods, and warning signs of trafficking in persons specific to the country or jurisdiction in which each such post is located, and appropriate procedures to report information acquired about possible trafficking cases.

Human Trafficking Prevention Act

Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-24	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2014-07-23	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2014-07-23	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6733)
2014-07-23	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4449.
2014-07-23	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6733-6735)
2014-07-23	House	Mr. Meadows moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2014-05-29	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2014-05-29	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2014-04-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4449/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4449/BILLS-113hr4449ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4449/BILLS-113hr4449eh.pdf