H.R. 469: Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-22 · Families · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 47 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR469 (2015-01-27), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to condition eligibility to receive a state grant for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs on inclusion in the state plan of a certification by the governor that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law, or is operating a statewide program, that includes provisions and procedures to: identify and assess reports involving children who are sex trafficking victims (and which may also involve children who are victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons), train representatives of the state child protective services about identifying and assessing such children, and identify services and procedures for appropriate referral to address the needs of such children. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on: the specific type and prevalence of severe forms of trafficking in persons to which children have been subjected who are identified for services or intervention under the placement, care, or supervision of state, Indian tribe, or tribal organization child welfare agencies; the practices and protocols utilized by states to identify and serve children who are, or are at-risk of becoming, victims of trafficking; and any barriers in federal laws or regulations that may prevent identification and assessment of children who are such victims.

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Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015

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Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · 60 cosponsors

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Juan Vargas (D-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mark Takano (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Grace Meng (D-NY), Brett Guthrie (R-KY)

Recorded votes

House roll call 47 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR469 (2015-01-27): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr469.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr469 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114