Human Trafficking Prevention Act

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM
Congress
113

Number
HR - 4449

Introduced on
2014-04-10

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

7/24/2014

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
Passed in House
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to expand the training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
International Affairs

Potential Impact
Criminal justice information and records•
Department of State•
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad•
Educational technology and distance education•
Employment and training programs•
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management•
Human trafficking

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary7/30/2014

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Human Trafficking Prevention Act - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require training for federal gove...


Latest Action7/24/2014
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.