H.R. 400 · 114th Congress
Trafficking Prevention in Foreign Affairs Contracting Act
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MacArthur1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Jan 16, 2015
- House Passed Feb 1, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Feb 1, 2016
Trafficking Prevention in Foreign Affairs Contracting Act
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to report to Congress regarding:
- a definition of "placement and recruitment fees" for purposes of complying with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, including a description of what fee components and amounts are prohibited or are permissible for contractors or their agents to charge workers;
- how such definition will be incorporated into grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and contracting practices so as to apply to the actions of grantees, subgrantees, contractors, subcontractors, labor recruiters, brokers, or other agents; and
- a description of actions taken during the 180-day period preceding the submission of the report and planned to be taken during the following year to better ensure that the responsible officials include the prevention of trafficking in persons in monitoring such grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements and contracting practices.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Trafficking Prevention in Foreign Affairs Contracting Act
Latest action (Feb 2, 2016): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 16, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Jan 16, 2015
- House Passed Feb 1, 2016
No recorded floor vote found.