To stop exploitation through trafficking.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
28 Cosponsors (18 Republicans, 10 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“View From the Capitol - Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler's Newsletter for the Week of January 26-30, 2015”
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Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO4, 2011-2022]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jan 30, 2015
“Gwen Moore Praises Passage of Human Trafficking Legislation”
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Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI4]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 19, 2015
“Olson Votes to Combat Human Trafficking”
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Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX22, 2009-2020]
on Jan 28, 2015
History
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May 20, 2014
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Jan 6, 2015
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Introduced
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Jan 21, 2015
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Ordered Reported
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Jan 27, 2015
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jan 27, 2015
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Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary
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Apr 22, 2015
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 178 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 159 (114th). |
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May 19, 2015
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Final Bill —
Passed House
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May 29, 2015
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 178 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 159 (114th). |
H.R. 159 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 159. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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