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H.R. 500: Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act

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H.R. 500: Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-22 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act

Plain summary

Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act Establishes the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, which shall provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President's Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Directs the Council to: (1) meet at least annually to review federal government policy and programs intended to combat human trafficking, (2) formulate assessments and recommendations to ensure that U.S. policy and programming efforts conform to best practices in the field of human trafficking prevention, and (3) meet with the Group at least annually to present the Council's findings and recommendations.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] · 16 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 500, Survivors of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act (2015-04-28)

Cosponsors on this site

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr500 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114