S. 178 - Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
- Sponsor:
- John Cornyn
- Summary:
- A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has become law.
- Amendments:
- 61 proposed amendments. 14 accepted. 3 rejected. View amendments
PASSED on May 19, 2015.
2/3 required to pass
voted YES: 420
voted NO: 3
10 voted present/not voting
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
S. 178 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking.
- Other Titles
- Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
- Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015
- Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
- Bringing Missing Children Home Act
- Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015
- HERO Act of 2015
- Human Exploitation Rescue Operations Act of 2015
- Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act
- Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
- Bringing Missing Children Home Act
- Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015
- Ensuring a Better Response for Victims of Child Sex Trafficking
- HERO Act of 2015
- Human Exploitation Rescue Operations Act of 2015
- Human Trafficking Survivors Relief and Empowerment Act of 2015
- Military Sex Offender Reporting Act of 2015
- Rape Survivor Child Custody Act
- SAVE Act of 2015
- Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015
- Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act
- Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2015
- Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
- Bringing Missing Children Home Act
- Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015
- Ensuring a Better Response for Victims of Child Sex Trafficking
- HERO Act of 2015
- Human Exploitation Rescue Operations Act of 2015
- Human Trafficking Survivors Relief and Empowerment Act of 2015
- Military Sex Offender Reporting Act of 2015
- Rape Survivor Child Custody Act
- SAVE Act of 2015
- Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015
- Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act
- Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2015
- Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
- Bringing Missing Children Home Act
- Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015
- Ensuring a Better Response for Victims of Child Sex Trafficking
- HERO Act of 2015
- Human Exploitation Rescue Operations Act of 2015
- Human Trafficking Survivors Relief and Empowerment Act of 2015
- Military Sex Offender Reporting Act of 2015
- Rape Survivor Child Custody Act
- SAVE Act of 2015
- Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015
- Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act
- Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2015
- Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
- Sponsor
- John Cornyn
- Co-Sponsors
- Kelly Ayotte
- Richard Blumenthal
- Roy Blunt
- John Boozman
- Barbara Boxer
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.
- Daniel Coats
- Thad Cochran
- Susan M. Collins
- Christopher A. Coons
- Mike Crapo
- Steve Daines
- Richard J. Durbin
- Dianne Feinstein
- Deb Fischer
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Lindsey Graham
- Chuck Grassley
- Orrin G. Hatch
- Heidi Heitkamp
- John Hoeven
- Ron Johnson
- Mark Kirk
- Amy Klobuchar
- Patty Murray
- Gary C. Peters
- Marco Rubio
- Charles E. Schumer
- Tim Scott
- John Thune
- Patrick J. Toomey
- Tom Udall
- Roger F. Wicker
- Ron Wyden
- Subjects
- Crime and law enforcement
- Abortion
- Accounting and auditing
- Advisory bodies
- Appropriations
- Child safety and welfare
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Homeland Security
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing and community development funding
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- Intellectual property
- Internet and video services
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Pornography
- Public participation and lobbying
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Sex offenses
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Violent crime
- Youth employment and child labor
- Related Bills
- S. 575 (114th) : HERO Act of 2015
- S. 140 (114th) : Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015
- H.R. 1201 (114th) : Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015
- H.R. 1115 (114th) : Bringing Missing Children Home Act of 2015
- S. 529 (114th) : Combating Human Trafficking Act of 2015
- H.R. 296 (114th) : Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
- H.R. 1998 (114th) : HERO Act of 2015
- H.Con.Res. 47 (114th) : To Correct the Enrollment of S. 178.
- S. 381 (114th) : Bringing Missing Children Home Act of 2015
- S. 1028 (114th) : Ensuring a Better Response for Victims of Child Sex Trafficking
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/13/2015 Referred to Committee Amendments (61 proposed) Passed Senate 4/22/2015 Passed House 5/19/2015 Signed by President 5/29/2015 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote Senate On the Cloture Motion S. 178 3/17/2015 This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 55 voted YES 43 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate On the Cloture Motion S. 178 3/17/2015 This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 55 voted YES 43 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate On the Cloture Motion S. 178 3/18/2015 This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 57 voted YES 41 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate On the Cloture Motion S. 178 3/19/2015 This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 56 voted YES 42 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate On the Cloture Motion S. 178 3/19/2015 This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 56 voted YES 42 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Amendment SA 279 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 294 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 296 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 299 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 303 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 308 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 310 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 312 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 1122 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 1126 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 1128 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 by voice vote select this vote Senate On the Amendment S.Amdt. 301 to S. 178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) 4/22/2015 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 43 voted YES 55 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1124 to S. 178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) 4/22/2015 This amendment PASSED the Senate 98 voted YES 0 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1127 to S. 178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) 4/22/2015 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 45 voted YES 53 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate On the Amendment S.Amdt. 290 to S. 178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) 4/22/2015 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 56 voted YES 43 voted NO 1 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate On the Amendment S.Amdt. 311 to S. 178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) 4/22/2015 This amendment PASSED the Senate 99 voted YES 0 voted NO 1 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1121 to S. 178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) 4/22/2015 This amendment PASSED the Senate 98 voted YES 0 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate On the Amendment S.Amdt. 273 to S. 178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) 4/22/2015 This amendment PASSED the Senate 97 voted YES 2 voted NO 1 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate On Passage of the Bill S. 178 4/22/2015 This bill PASSED the Senate 99 voted YES 0 voted NO 1 voted present/not votingcurrently selected House On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: S 178 Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 5/19/2015 This bill PASSED the House 420 voted YES 3 voted NO 10 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 1/13/2015 1/13/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 1/13/2015 Introduced in Senate 2/24/2015 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Put on a legislative calendar 2/26/2015 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 3/02/2015 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Put on a legislative calendar 3/02/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 26. 3/09/2015 3/09/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/09/2015 3/09/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/09/2015 3/09/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/09/2015 3/09/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/10/2015 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. 3/10/2015 3/10/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/10/2015 3/10/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/10/2015 3/10/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/10/2015 3/10/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/10/2015 3/10/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/10/2015 3/10/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/10/2015 3/10/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/10/2015 3/10/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/10/2015 3/10/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/10/2015 3/10/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/10/2015 3/10/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/10/2015 3/10/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/10/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 271 proposed by Senator Portman. 3/10/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 270 proposed by Senator Portman. 3/10/2015 Amendment SA 270 proposed by Senator Portman. (consideration: CR S1369; text: CR S1369) To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to enable State child protective services systems to improve the identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes. 3/10/2015 Amendment SA 271 proposed by Senator Portman. (consideration: CR S1369-1377; text CR S1369-1370) To amend the definition of "homeless person" under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to include certain homeless children and youth, and for other purposes. 3/11/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/11/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/11/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/11/2015 3/11/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/11/2015 3/11/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/11/2015 3/11/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/11/2015 3/11/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/11/2015 3/11/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/11/2015 3/11/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/11/2015 3/11/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/11/2015 3/11/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/11/2015 3/11/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/11/2015 3/11/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/11/2015 3/11/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/11/2015 3/11/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/11/2015 3/11/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/11/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 284 proposed by Senator Vitter to Amendment SA 271. 3/11/2015 Amendment SA 284 proposed by Senator Vitter to Amendment SA 271. (consideration: CR S1408-1410; text: CR S1408) To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth. 3/12/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/12/2015 Cloture motion on the committee reported substitute amendment presented in Senate. 3/12/2015 Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. 3/12/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/12/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/12/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/12/2015 3/12/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/12/2015 3/12/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/12/2015 3/12/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/16/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/16/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/16/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/16/2015 3/16/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/17/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/17/2015 Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the committee reported substitute amendment (Record Vote No. 72) entered in Senate. 3/17/2015 Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the measure (Record Vote No. 73) entered in Senate. 3/17/2015 Second cloture motion on the committee reported substitute amendment presented in Senate. 3/17/2015 Second cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. 3/17/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/17/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/17/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/17/2015 3/17/2015 Senate amendment submitted 3/17/2015 3/17/2015 Senate amendment submitted select this vote Vote 3/17/2015 On the Cloture Motion S. 178 select this vote Vote 3/17/2015 On the Cloture Motion S. 178 3/18/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/18/2015 Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the committee reported substitute amendment (Record Vote No. 72) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 3/18/2015 Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which the motion to invoke cloture on the committee reported substitute amendment was not invoked (Record Vote No. 72) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 3/18/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/18/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/18/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/18/2015 3/18/2015 Senate amendment submitted select this vote Vote 3/18/2015 On the Cloture Motion S. 178 3/19/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/19/2015 Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which the second cloture motion was not invoked on the committee reported substitute amendment (Roll Call Vote No. 75) entered in Senate. 3/19/2015 Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which the second cloture motion was not invoked on S. 178 (Roll Call Vote No. 76) entered in Senate. 3/19/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/19/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/19/2015 Considered by Senate. 3/19/2015 3/19/2015 Senate amendment submitted select this vote Vote 3/19/2015 On the Cloture Motion S. 178 select this vote Vote 3/19/2015 On the Cloture Motion S. 178 4/14/2015 Considered by Senate. 4/14/2015 Considered by Senate. 4/14/2015 Proposed amendment SA 270 withdrawn in Senate. 4/14/2015 Considered by Senate. 4/14/2015 Proposed amendment SA 271 withdrawn in Senate. 4/14/2015 Considered by Senate. 4/14/2015 SA 284 fell when SA 271 withdrawn. 4/14/2015 Cloture motion on amendment SA 1120 presented in Senate. 4/14/2015 4/14/2015 Senate amendment submitted 4/14/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1120 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cornyn. 4/14/2015 Amendment SA 1120 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cornyn. (consideration: CR S2162-2163; text: CR S2162) To strengthen the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act by incorporating additional bipartisan amendments. 4/16/2015 Considered by Senate. 4/16/2015 Considered by Senate. 4/16/2015 Cloture motion on amendment SA 1120 withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. 4/20/2015 Considered by Senate. 4/20/2015 Considered by Senate. 4/20/2015 4/20/2015 Senate amendment submitted 4/20/2015 4/20/2015 Senate amendment submitted 4/21/2015 Considered by Senate. 4/21/2015 Considered by Senate. 4/21/2015 4/21/2015 Senate amendment submitted 4/21/2015 4/21/2015 Senate amendment submitted 4/21/2015 4/21/2015 Senate amendment submitted 4/21/2015 4/21/2015 Senate amendment submitted 4/21/2015 4/21/2015 Senate amendment submitted 4/21/2015 4/21/2015 Senate amendment submitted 4/22/2015 Considered by Senate. 4/22/2015 The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 279 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 294 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 296 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 299 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 303 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 308 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 310 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 312 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 Considered by Senate. 4/22/2015 Proposed amendment SA 1120 withdrawn in Senate. select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 1122 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 1126 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 1128 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 312 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Brown. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 312 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 311 proposed by Senator Brown. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 310 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Brown. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 310 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 308 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Cassidy. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 308 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 303 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Shaheen. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 303 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 301 proposed by Senator Leahy. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 299 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Hoeven. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 299 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 296 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Klobuchar. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 296 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 294 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Flake. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 294 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 290 proposed by Senator Leahy. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 279 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Sullivan. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 279 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 273 proposed by Senator Grassley for Senator Kirk. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1128 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Portman. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1128 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1127 proposed by Senator Cornyn. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1126 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Wicker. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1126 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1124 proposed by Senator Cornyn. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1122 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Heller. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1122 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 4/22/2015 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1121 proposed by Senator Burr. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 1121 proposed by Senator Burr. (consideration CR: S2320-2321; text: CR S2320) To require the Secretary of Defense to inform the Attorney General of persons required to register as sex offenders. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 1122 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Heller. (consideration: CR S2333-2337; text: CR S2335-2336) To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to train Department of Homeland Security personnel how to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 1124 proposed by Senator Cornyn. (consideration CR: S2313; text: CR S2313) To strengthen the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act by incorporating additional bipartisan amendments. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 1126 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Wicker. (consideration: CR S2333-2337; text: CR S2334) To direct the Attorney General to create a publicly accessible database for trafficking victims advocates that contains information about services for trafficking survivors. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 1127 proposed by Senator Cornyn. (consideration: CR S2330; text: CR S2330) To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 1128 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Portman. (consideration: CR S2333-2337; text: CR S2335) To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to enable State child protective services systems to improve the identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 273 proposed by Senator Grassley for Senator Kirk. (consideration: CR S2326, S2332-2333;text as modified: CR S2326) To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 279 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Sullivan. (consideration: CR S2333-2337; text: CR S2334) To require the Attorney General of the United States to grant certain requests by State attorneys general to cross designate State and local attorneys to prosecute individuals for sex trafficking. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 290 proposed by Senator Leahy. (consideration: CR S2329-2330, S2330-2331) To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 294 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Flake. (consideration: CR S2333-2337; text: CR S2334) To require a GAO study on the programs authorized by the bill. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 296 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Klobuchar. (consideration: CR S2333-2337; text: CR S2333-2334) To stop exploitation through trafficking. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 299 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Hoeven. (consideration: CR S2333-2337; text as modified: CR S2334) To ensure that eligible entities that have only recently begun collecting data on child human trafficking are not precluded from being awarded certain grants. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 301 proposed by Senator Leahy. (consideration: CR S2316-2318, S2319-2320) To improve the bill. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 303 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Shaheen. (consideration: CR S2333-2337; text: CR S2336) To aid human trafficking victims' recovery and rehabilitation. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 308 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Cassidy. (consideration: CR S2333-2337; text: CR S2334-2335) To provide for the development and dissemination of evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking and respond to such individuals appropriately, and for other purposes. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 310 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Brown. (consideration: CR S2333-2337; text: CR S2335) To allow grants under the victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block grant program to be used for assisting law enforcement agencies in finding homeless and runaway youth. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 311 proposed by Senator Brown. (consideration: CR S2331-2332; text: CR S2331-2332) To direct the Attorney General to increase the amount provided under certain formula grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape. 4/22/2015 Amendment SA 312 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Brown. (consideration: CR S2333-2337; text: CR S2335) To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to expand the training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 301 to S. 178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1124 to S. 178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1127 to S. 178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 290 to S. 178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 311 to S. 178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1121 to S. 178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) select this vote Vote 4/22/2015 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 273 to S. 178 (Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015) select this vote Senate Vote on Passage 4/22/2015 On Passage of the Bill S. 178 4/23/2015 Received in the House. 4/23/2015 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 4/23/2015 Held at the desk. 5/18/2015 Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. 5/18/2015 Considered under suspension of the rules. 5/18/2015 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 178. 5/18/2015 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. 5/19/2015 Considered as unfinished business. 5/19/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. currently selected House Vote on Passage 5/19/2015 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: S 178 Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 5/20/2015 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 47, enrollment corrections on S. 178 have been made. Presented to President 5/21/2015 Presented to President. Signed 5/29/2015 Signed by President. Enacted 5/29/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-22. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status S. Amdt. 269 Portman, Robert [R-OH] March 9, 2015 Offered on March 8, 2015. S. Amdt. 270 Portman, Robert [R-OH] March 9, 2015 Withdrawn on April 13, 2015. To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to enable State child protective services systems to improve the identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes.
S. Amdt. 271 Portman, Robert [R-OH] March 9, 2015 Withdrawn on April 13, 2015. To amend the definition of "homeless person" under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to include certain homeless children and youth, and for other purposes.
S. Amdt. 272 Gillibrand, Kirsten [D-NY] March 9, 2015 Offered on March 8, 2015. select this vote S. Amdt. 273 Kirk, Mark [R-IL] March 10, 2015 Offered on March 9, 2015. To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts.
S. Amdt. 274 Vitter, David [R-LA] March 10, 2015 Offered on March 9, 2015. S. Amdt. 275 Inhofe, James [R-OK] March 10, 2015 Offered on March 9, 2015. S. Amdt. 276 Inhofe, James [R-OK] March 10, 2015 Offered on March 9, 2015. S. Amdt. 277 Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] March 10, 2015 Offered on March 9, 2015. S. Amdt. 278 Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] March 10, 2015 Offered on March 9, 2015. select this vote S. Amdt. 279 Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] March 10, 2015 Passed by voice vote on April 21, 2015. To require the Attorney General of the United States to grant certain requests by State attorneys general to cross designate State and local attorneys to prosecute individuals for sex trafficking.
S. Amdt. 280 Rubio, Marco [R-FL] March 10, 2015 Offered on March 9, 2015. S. Amdt. 281 Rubio, Marco [R-FL] March 10, 2015 Offered on March 9, 2015. S. Amdt. 282 Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] March 10, 2015 Offered on March 9, 2015. S. Amdt. 283 Heller, Dean [R-NV] March 10, 2015 Offered on March 9, 2015. S. Amdt. 284 Vitter, David [R-LA] March 10, 2015 Offered on March 9, 2015. To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.
S. Amdt. 285 Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] March 11, 2015 Offered on March 10, 2015. S. Amdt. 286 Wicker, Roger [R-MS] March 11, 2015 Offered on March 10, 2015. S. Amdt. 287 Wicker, Roger [R-MS] March 11, 2015 Offered on March 10, 2015. S. Amdt. 288 Wicker, Roger [R-MS] March 11, 2015 Offered on March 10, 2015. S. Amdt. 289 Roberts, Pat [R-KS] March 11, 2015 Offered on March 10, 2015. select this vote S. Amdt. 290 Leahy, Patrick [D-VT] March 11, 2015 Failed by roll call vote on April 21, 2015. To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.
S. Amdt. 291 Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] March 11, 2015 Offered on March 10, 2015. S. Amdt. 292 Barrasso, John [R-WY] March 11, 2015 Offered on March 10, 2015. S. Amdt. 293 Hirono, Mazie [D-HI] March 11, 2015 Offered on March 10, 2015. select this vote S. Amdt. 294 Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] March 11, 2015 Passed by voice vote on April 21, 2015. To require a GAO study on the programs authorized by the bill.
S. Amdt. 295 Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] March 11, 2015 Offered on March 10, 2015. select this vote S. Amdt. 296 Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] March 11, 2015 Passed by voice vote on April 21, 2015. To stop exploitation through trafficking.
S. Amdt. 297 Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] March 11, 2015 Offered on March 10, 2015. S. Amdt. 298 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] March 12, 2015 Offered on March 11, 2015. select this vote S. Amdt. 299 Hoeven, John [R-ND] March 12, 2015 Passed by voice vote on April 21, 2015. To ensure that eligible entities that have only recently begun collecting data on child human trafficking are not precluded from being awarded certain grants.
S. Amdt. 300 Leahy, Patrick [D-VT] March 12, 2015 Offered on March 11, 2015. select this vote S. Amdt. 301 Leahy, Patrick [D-VT] March 16, 2015 Failed by roll call vote on April 21, 2015. To improve the bill.
S. Amdt. 302 Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] March 16, 2015 Offered on March 15, 2015. select this vote S. Amdt. 303 Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] March 16, 2015 Passed by voice vote on April 21, 2015. To aid human trafficking victims' recovery and rehabilitation.
S. Amdt. 304 Thune, John [R-SD] March 16, 2015 Offered on March 15, 2015. S. Amdt. 305 Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] March 16, 2015 Offered on March 15, 2015. S. Amdt. 306 Hirono, Mazie [D-HI] March 16, 2015 Offered on March 15, 2015. S. Amdt. 307 Tillis, Thom [R-NC] March 16, 2015 Offered on March 15, 2015. select this vote S. Amdt. 308 Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] March 16, 2015 Passed by voice vote on April 21, 2015. To provide for the development and dissemination of evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking and respond to such individuals appropriately, and for other purposes.
S. Amdt. 309 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] March 16, 2015 Offered on March 15, 2015. select this vote S. Amdt. 310 Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] March 16, 2015 Passed by voice vote on April 21, 2015. To allow grants under the victim-centered child human trafficking deterrence block grant program to be used for assisting law enforcement agencies in finding homeless and runaway youth.
select this vote S. Amdt. 311 Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] March 16, 2015 Passed by roll call vote on April 21, 2015. To direct the Attorney General to increase the amount provided under certain formula grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape.
select this vote S. Amdt. 312 Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] March 16, 2015 Passed by voice vote on April 21, 2015. To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to expand the training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.
S. Amdt. 313 Boozman, John [R-AR] March 16, 2015 Offered on March 15, 2015. S. Amdt. 314 Boozman, John [R-AR] March 16, 2015 Offered on March 15, 2015. S. Amdt. 315 Boozman, John [R-AR] March 16, 2015 Offered on March 15, 2015. S. Amdt. 316 Boozman, John [R-AR] March 16, 2015 Offered on March 15, 2015. S. Amdt. 317 Tillis, Thom [R-NC] March 17, 2015 Offered on March 16, 2015. S. Amdt. 318 Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] March 17, 2015 Offered on March 16, 2015. S. Amdt. 319 Tillis, Thom [R-NC] March 18, 2015 Offered on March 17, 2015. S. Amdt. 320 Collins, Susan [R-ME] March 19, 2015 Offered on March 18, 2015. S. Amdt. 1120 Cornyn, John [R-TX] April 14, 2015 Withdrawn on April 21, 2015. To strengthen the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act by incorporating additional bipartisan amendments.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1121 Burr, Richard [R-NC] April 20, 2015 Passed by roll call vote on April 21, 2015. To require the Secretary of Defense to inform the Attorney General of persons required to register as sex offenders.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1122 Heller, Dean [R-NV] April 20, 2015 Passed by voice vote on April 21, 2015. To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to train Department of Homeland Security personnel how to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities.
S. Amdt. 1123 Kirk, Mark [R-IL] April 21, 2015 Offered on April 20, 2015. select this vote S. Amdt. 1124 Cornyn, John [R-TX] April 21, 2015 Passed by roll call vote on April 21, 2015. To strengthen the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act by incorporating additional bipartisan amendments.
S. Amdt. 1125 Paul, Rand [R-KY] April 21, 2015 Offered on April 20, 2015. select this vote S. Amdt. 1126 Wicker, Roger [R-MS] April 21, 2015 Passed by voice vote on April 21, 2015. To direct the Attorney General to create a publicly accessible database for trafficking victims advocates that contains information about services for trafficking survivors.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1127 Cornyn, John [R-TX] April 21, 2015 Failed by roll call vote on April 21, 2015. To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1128 Portman, Robert [R-OH] April 21, 2015 Passed by voice vote on April 21, 2015. To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to enable State child protective services systems to improve the identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes.
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