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116th Congress > House > Vote 896

Date: September 22, 2020

Result: 414-0 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 197

Sponsor: MCCAUL, Michael T. (R-TX)

Bill number: HR5664

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Description: Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act

Bill summary:

Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act or the LIFT Act

This bill requires the Department of State to ensure that the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security receive timely and regular information regarding visa denials based on grounds related to human trafficking. The bill also extends (1) to June 30 the deadline for submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, and (2) through FY2025 the survivor-led Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.

Bill titles: To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to ensure adequate time for the preparation of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, require the timely provision of information to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the Department of State regarding the number and location of visa denials based, in whole or in part, on grounds related to human trafficking, and for other purposes.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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