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S. 1536 (115th): Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act

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A bill to designate a human trafficking prevention coordinator and to expand the scope of activities authorized under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's outreach and education program to include human trafficking prevention activities, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

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Amy Klobuchar

Sponsor. Senator for Minnesota. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Dec 20, 2017
Length: 3 pages
Introduced
Jul 12, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 3, 2018

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 3, 2018.

Law
Pub.L. 115-99
Cosponsors

6 Cosponsors (4 Republicans, 2 Democrats)

Source
Congress.gov

Incorporated legislation

This bill incorporates provisions from:

H.R. 3813: Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act

Ordered Reported on Nov 30, 2017. 100% incorporated. (compare text)

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History

Jul 12, 2017
 
Introduced

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Aug 2, 2017
 
Ordered Reported

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Sep 14, 2017
 
Passed Senate (House next)

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Oct 23, 2017
 
Reported by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Dec 19, 2017
 
Passed House

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Jan 3, 2018
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

S. 1536 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1536. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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