HR 181 · 114th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
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EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2015-02-04)
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Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to eligible state and local governments to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence programs that assist law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judicial officials, and qualified victims' services organizations in collaborating to rescue and restore the lives of trafficking victims, while investigating and prosecuting offenses involving child human trafficking. Authorizes such grants to be used for the establishment or enhancement of specialized training programs, dedicated anti-child human trafficking law enforcement units and task forces, problem solving court programs for child human trafficking victims, and victims' services programs. Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to: (1) include human trafficking and the production of child pornography within the definition of "child abuse" for purposes of such Act; and (2) authorize grants to develop and implement specialized programs to identify and provide direct services to victims of child pornography. Amends the federal c…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 181, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
Jan 29, 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 21, 2015
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Cosponsors (16)
4 Democrats12 Republicans