To prioritize the fight against human trafficking within the Department of State according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 without increasing the size of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Christopher “Chris” Smith
Sponsor. Representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district. Republican.
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Jan 22, 2015
114th Congress, 2015–2017- Status:
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Died in a previous Congress
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on January 26, 2015 but was never passed by the Senate.
History
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Jul 23, 2014
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Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2283 (113th). |
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Jan 22, 2015
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Introduced
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Jan 26, 2015
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jan 11, 2017
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 436 (115th). |
H.R. 514 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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