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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 28, 2013
Human Trafficking Reporting Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons among "part 1 violent crimes" required to be reported by states for the Uniform Crime Reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of Bureau of Justice Assistance Grants and Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants.
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Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R–TX
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1019)
Introduced in Senate
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