About the bill
Update: Shortly after this bill passed the House by 405–2, GovTrack Insider wrote in our summary that we could not find any public statements of opposition to the legislation. After publication, we were subsequently informed of opposition by an advocacy group. The article has been updated to reflect their statement.
There aren’t many bills co-sponsored by both Marco Rubio and Elizabeth Warren, but one is the End Banking for Human Traffickers Act, which recently passed the House.
Context
Though great strides have already been made to combat it, the human trafficking industry still generates $150 billion in illegal profits per year, according to the FACT Coalition. That makes it the third-most valuable illegal practice.
One way of halting the practice could be by cutting off the human …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on April 26, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
2 Cosponsors (2 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Reps. Royce, Maloney, Love and Keating Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Human Trafficking”
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Rep. Edward “Ed” Royce [R-CA39, 2013-2018]
on Apr 28, 2017
“Reps. Maloney, Royce, Love and Keating Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Human Trafficking”
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY12, 2013-2022]
on Apr 28, 2017
History
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Apr 26, 2017
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Introduced
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S. 952 (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. 952. 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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