H.R. 6834 – Human Trafficking and IUU Fishing Act

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The Human Trafficking and IUU Fishing Act amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to add the Secretary of Commerce to the Interagency Task Force that monitors and combats human trafficking. By including a Commerce official, the bill expands the task force’s leadership to potentially address connections between trafficking and illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The change affects the composition of the federal task force and the agencies that coordinate anti‑trafficking efforts.

Key Provisions

Amends the law to insert “the Secretary of Commerce” into the list of members of the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, placing the Commerce Secretary before the Director of National Intelligence.

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs Committee

September 17, 2018

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Introduced in House

September 17, 2018

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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1261)

September 17, 2018

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs Committee

September 17, 2018

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 17, 2018

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115th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6834

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 17, 2018

Ms. Bordallo (for herself, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. Bonamici) 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 the Secretary of Commerce on the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking and IUU Fishing Act.

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Addition to Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking

Subsection (b) of section 105 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386; 22 U.S.C. 7103)) is amended by inserting the Secretary of Commerce, before the Director of National Intelligence.