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On February 27, 2018, the FOSTA-SESTA package was passed in the House of Representatives with a vote of 388–25. [1] On March 21, 2018, the FOSTA-SESTA package bill passed the Senate with a vote of 97–2, with only senators Ron Wyden and Rand Paul voting against it. [2] The bill was signed into law by President Donald Trump on April 11, 2018 ...
The 114th Congress quickly and vigorously took up the issue of human trafficking, generating twelve bills in the first couple weeks of the new session. [2] The JVTA incorporates provisions from ten of those twelve bills: H.R. 159 (Stop Exploitation of Trafficking Act of 2015), [3] H.R. 181 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015), [4] H.R. 246 (To improve the response to victims of ...
Smith is the dean of New Jersey's congressional delegation and the longest-serving member of Congress in New Jersey's history. [1] He has focused much of his career on promoting human rights abroad, including authoring the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 and several follow-on laws.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a high-profile bill to increase prison terms for those convicted of child sex trafficking, legislation that divided Democrats.
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The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2013 is a bill that would authorize the appropriation of $25 million annually over the 2015-2019 period for the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide grants to states and other recipients aimed at improving the enforcement of laws against human trafficking and to assist victims of such crimes. [1]
For help, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888 or text 233733.
On May 20, 2014, the House considered the bill under a suspension of the rules and voted to pass the amended version in a voice vote. [13] The Senate took no further action. The re-introduced bill was passed by the Senate in December 2015, during the 114th United States Congress, with an amendment regarding appropriations for enforcement. [12]