H.R. 5043: PACT Act
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H.R. 5043: PACT Act
113th Congress · introduced 2014-07-09 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-07-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
PACT Act
Plain summary
Partnering to Abolish Child Trafficking Act or the PACT Act - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of State to report annually to Congress regarding: (1) child protection compacts, (2) countries with which the United States may enter into a child protection compact, and (3) related assistance.
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Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] · 3 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr5043.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr5043 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113