642 -- Human Trafficking Survivors Relief and Empowerment Act of 2015 | Poliscope

Human Trafficking Survivors Relief and Empowerment Act of 2015

642

114th Congress

Crime and Law Enforcement

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

March 3, 2015

Latest Action

March 3, 2015

Primary Sponsor

Jeanne ShaheenDemocratic(NH)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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vs 3,548 other S bills in the 114th — cohort avg 43d

Summary

Human Trafficking Survivors Relief and Empowerment Act of 2015 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General to give preferential consideration for a public safety and community policing grant to an applicant in a state that has in effect a law that: provides a process by which an individual who is a human trafficking survivor can move to vacate any arrest or conviction records for prostitution or any other non-violent offense committed as a direct result of human trafficking; establishes a rebuttable presumption that any arrest or conviction of an individual for an offense associated with human trafficking is a result of being trafficked, if the individual has been granted nonimmigrant status as a victim of severe form of human trafficking, is the subject of a certification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as willing to assist in an investigation and prosecution of severe forms of trafficking in persons, or has other similar documentation of trafficking issued by a federal agency; protects the identity of individuals who are human trafficking survivors in public and court records; and does not require an individual who is a human trafficking survivor to provide official documentation as described in this Act in order to receive protection under the law. Authorizes the Legal Services Corporation and the recipients of its funding to provide legal services on behalf a human trafficking survivor applying for a motion to vacate under such a state law.

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

H.R.159-Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act H.R.181-Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act H.R.246-To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking H.R.285-Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act H.R.350-Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention and Recovery Act H.R.357-Human Trafficking Prevention Act H.R.398-Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act H.R.460-Human Trafficking Detection Act H.R.468-Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims for Youth Trafficking Act H.R.469-Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act H.R.471-Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R.514-Human Trafficking Prioritization Act H.R.515-International Megans Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex H.R.1854-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 H.R.1877-Mental Health First Aid Act of 2015 H.R.3014-Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 H.R.3537-Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2015 H.R.4365-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 S.178-Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 S.483-Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2015 S.529-Combatting Human Trafficking Act of 2015 S.623-Human Trafficking Detection Act of 2015 S.642-Human Trafficking Survivors Relief and Empowerment Act of 2015 S.711-Mental Health First Act of 2015 S.993-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 S.1446-SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2015 S.2932-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 P.L.114-324-Justice for All Reauthorization Act