HR 4058 · 113th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act

Introduced 2014-02-14· Sponsored by Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]· House

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Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate.(2014-05-21)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to demonstrate that the state has developed policies and procedures for identifying and screening, and for determining appropriate state action and services with respect to, children over whom the state agency has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision who the state has reasonable cause to believe are victims of sex trafficking or a severe form of trafficking in persons, or are at risk of being such victims. Authorizes a state, at its option, to identify and screen any individual under age 26 without regard to whether the individual is or was in foster care under state responsibility. Adds as state plan requirements: (1) the documenting and reporting to law enforcement authorities of instances of sex trafficking, as well as (2) the locating of and responding to children who have run away from foster care. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress a summary of information on: (1) children w…

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H.R. 4058, the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act

May 2, 2014

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 29, 2014

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Cosponsors (20)

9 Democrats11 Republicans