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H.R.5076 / 113th Congress

Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2014

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Official summary

Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Jul 23, 2014

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Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2014 - Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act with respect to grants to states, localities, and private entities to carry out research, evaluation, demonstration, and service projects regarding activities designed to increase knowledge concerning, and to improve services for, runaway youth and homeless youth.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to give priority to proposed projects relating to staff training in: (1) the behavioral and emotional effects of severe forms of trafficking in persons and sex trafficking, (2) responding to youth who are showing effects of severe forms of trafficking in persons and sex trafficking, and (3) agency-wide strategies for working with runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking.

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Extends the Secretary's authority to make grants to nonprofit private agencies for the purpose of providing street-based services to runaway and homeless, and street youth, who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution, or sexual exploitation. Extends the scope of such grants also to street-based services to runaway and homeless, and street youth, who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, severe forms of trafficking in persons and sex trafficking.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] · R–NV

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
  • Education and Workforce Committee
12 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6703)

  4. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6703)

  5. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5076.

  6. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6703-6704)

  7. Mr. Heck (NV) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

  9. Introduced in House

  10. Introduced in House

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