S. 4640 – Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act

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The Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act to give the Secretary more flexibility in using victim‑assistance grant money and to raise the maximum percentages of grant funds that can be allocated to certain activities. It increases caps from three percent to up to seven percent, from five percent to up to ten percent, and from seventy‑five percent to ninety‑five percent, and adds language to strengthen program administration and budgeting. These changes aim to improve support for victims of human trafficking.

Key Provisions

Changes the grant language from “shall” to “may,” allowing more discretion in fund use.
Raises the maximum grant allocation from 3% to up to 7% for the first category of activities.
Raises the maximum grant allocation from 5% to up to 10% for the second category and adds a requirement to strengthen program administration and budgeting.
Adjusts the third category’s cap from 1% to up to 1% (clarifying the limit).
Increases the overall grant funding share from 75% to 95% of the total authorized amount.

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Introduced in Senate

July 9, 2024

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

July 9, 2024

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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Judiciary Committee

December 19, 2024

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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7223; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7223)

December 19, 2024

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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

December 19, 2024

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

December 20, 2024

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Received in the House.

December 20, 2024 • 4:53 PM

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Held at the desk.

December 20, 2024 • 5:04 PM

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Sen. Michael F. BennetD-CO · Dec 19, 2024

Mr. President, as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 4640 and the Senate proceed to its immediate…

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Engrossed in SenateIssued December 19, 2024

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4640

AN ACT

To strengthen trafficking victim assistance grant funding.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act.

2.

Grants to assist victims of trafficking

Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (B)—

(A)

in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking shall and insert may;

(B)

in clause (i), by striking three percent and inserting up to 7 percent;

(C)

in clause (ii)—

(i)

by striking 5 percent and inserting up to 10 percent; and

(ii)

by inserting and strengthening program administration and budgeting after activities; and

(D)

in clause (iii), by striking one percent and inserting up to 1 percent; and

(2)

in subparagraph (C), strike 75 percent and insert 95 percent.

Passed the Senate December 19 (legislative day, December 16), 2024.

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