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H.R. 1116 · 118th Congress

Stop Taxpayer Funding of Traffickers Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

5 cosponsors · 5 R

2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill prohibits an individual who is indicted for or charged with a covered trafficking offense from receiving federal benefits.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 21, 2023

Stop Taxpayer Funding of Traffickers Act

This bill prohibits an individual who is indicted for or charged with a covered trafficking offense from receiving federal benefits.

Covered trafficking offense refers to a human trafficking offense or a drug trafficking offense occurring at an international border, or within the territorial waters, of the United States.

Federal benefit refers to (1) the issuance of any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial license provided by a U.S. agency or by appropriated U.S. funds; and (2) any retirement, welfare, Social Security, health, disability, veterans, public housing, or other similar benefit.

The bill requires the federal government to provide retroactive benefits payments for an individual who has the charge dismissed or is found not guilty of the covered trafficking offense.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Stop Taxpayer Funding of Traffickers Act

Latest action (Feb 21, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 21, 2023

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.