H.R. 4636: Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014
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H.R. 4636: Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-09 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014
Plain summary
Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require that the state plan under the Act certifies that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law, or is operating a statewide program, relating to child abuse and neglect that includes provisions and procedures requiring: (1) identification and assessment of reports involving child trafficking, and (2) training child protective services workers about identifying and providing services for such children.
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Official text
Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · 45 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Juan Vargas (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4636.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr4636 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113