Bill > S1311

Introduced Session

Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill sets forth a variety of measures to address the prevention and punishment of human trafficking and to assist trafficking victims. Included among these are provisions concerning: restitution for victims; funding of investigations of offenses relating to sexual abuse of children; grants to states and localities and other entities for victim service assistance; training of health, victim service, and federal law enforcement personnel, including through the use of a victim screening protocol by the Department of Homeland Security; penalties imposed for slavery offenses, sex trafficking of children, and repeat convictions for transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes; travel for the purpose of engaging in any illicit sexual conduct; designation of additional Department of Justice resources for prosecution and service coordination; penalties for offenses involving organized human trafficking, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or transportation for prostitution or any illegal sexual activity; and studies of the physical and psychological effects of serious harm to victims.

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Committee Categories

John Cornyn (R)*,  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Roy Blunt (R),  John Boozman (R),  Sherrod Brown (D),  Richard Burr (R),  Shelley Moore Capito (R),  Chris Coons (D),  Bob Corker (R),  Catherine Cortez Masto (D),  Mike Crapo (R),  Ted Cruz (R),  Dick Durbin (D),  Dianne Feinstein (D),  Al Franken (D),  Kirsten Gillibrand (D),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Orrin Hatch (R),  Heidi Heitkamp (D),  Dean Heller (R),  Mazie Hirono (D),  James Inhofe (R),  John Neely Kennedy (R),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  James Lankford (R),  Patrick Leahy (D),  Claire McCaskill (D),  Marco Rubio (R),  John Thune (R),  Thom Tillis (R),  Roger Wicker (R),  Ron Wyden (D), 

Signed by President. (on 12/21/2018)

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