H.R.507: Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2019

Overview

The Put Trafficking Victims First Act (H.R. 507) would help promote trauma-informed care that helps victims recover cooperate with law enforcement. The Department of Justice (DOJ) would be required to work with federal entities and other stakeholders to (1) establish a working group to improve the collection and analysis of data on the incidence of trafficking, (2) report on efforts to develop methodologies to determine the prevalence of human trafficking, and (3) survey survivors to estimate the incidence of human trafficking and improve services for victims.

DOJ must also report to Congress regularly on efforts to increase restitution for victims of trafficking.

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H.R.509

The Human Trafficking Accountability Act (H.R. 509) would require at least one assistant U.S. Attorney in each judicial district to serve as a Human Trafficking Justice Coordinator (HTJC), who would be responsible for ensuring increased exploration of all potential cases of human trafficking, and direct the Attorney General to designate a career Deputy Assistant Attorney […]

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H.R.836

H.R. 836 would authorize the creation of the Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Pilot Program with the intent of teaching officers how to better spot victims of child exploitation and human trafficking at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels. The program would be modeled after a similar […]

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Our Stance

Support

Priority

Medium

Bill Number

H.R.507

Date Introduced

January 11, 2019

Committee

Senate Judiciary Committee

Bill Status

Passed Original Chamber

Sponsor

Rep. Karen Bass

Co Sponsors