United States 116th Congress Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

S 2197 — Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2019

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2019 This bill specifies that supplying, furnishing, or providing a drug or illegal substance to a person, including to exploit or create an addiction, constitutes (1) coercion, for purposes of a child sex trafficking offense; and (2) coercive means, for purposes of a forced labor offense.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends existing law to explicitly include the use of drugs or illegal substances as a means of coercion and forced labor in trafficking offenses.

  • 18 U.S.C. § 1589(a)

    by means of supplying, furnishing, or providing any drug or illegal substance to a person, including to exploit the addiction of the person or cause the person to become addicted to the drug or illegal substance

    This adds drug-related coercion as a method of forced labor.

  • 18 U.S.C. § 1591(e)(2)

    supplying, furnishing, or providing any drug or illegal substance to a person, including to exploit the addiction of the person or cause the person to become addicted to the drug or illegal substance (unless the defendant engaged in the conduct as a direct result of being a victim of an offense under this chapter)

    This includes drug-related coercion in sex trafficking definitions.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 2197 do?
Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2019 This bill specifies that supplying, furnishing, or providing a drug or illegal substance to a person, including to exploit or create an addiction, constitutes (1) coercion, for purposes of a child sex trafficking offense; and (2) coercive means, for purposes of a forced labor offense.
Who sponsors S 2197?
S 2197 is sponsored by Brown, Sherrod (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 2197?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 2197?
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