Exposing the Financing of Human Trafficking Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 233 To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to include financial criminal activities associated with the facilitation of severe forms of trafficking in persons within the factors considered as indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 6, 2021 Mr. STEIL (for himself and Ms. DEAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to include financial criminal activities associated with the facilitation of severe forms of trafficking in persons within the factors considered as indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Exposing the Financ- 4 ing of Human Trafficking Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:40 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H233.IH H233 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 233 IH SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF FINANCIAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES. 1 Subsection (b) of section 108 of the Trafficking Vic- 2 tims Protection Act of 2000 is amended by adding at the 3 end the following new paragraph: 4 ‘‘(13) Whether the government of the country 5 vigorously investigates, seeks to prevent, and pros- 6 ecutes financial criminal activities associated with 7 the facilitation of severe forms of trafficking in per- 8 sons.’’. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:40 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H233.IH H233 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS