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Latest Update: Tuesday, December, 02nd 2008
A bill to prevent and reduce trafficking in persons.
10/1/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to grant U.S. courts additional extraterritorial jurisdiction over criminal offenses involving peonage, slavery, sales of persons into involuntary servitude, forced labor, trafficking in persons, and sex trafficking of children if: (1) the alleged offender is a national or permanent resident of the United States; or (2) the alleged offender is present in the United States, irrespective of the nationality of such offender. Prohibits U.S. prosecution of an alleged trafficking offender who is prosecuted by a foreign government whose jurisdiction is recognized by the United States, except upon the approval of the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General.
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- 10/02/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 10/02/2008 - Received in the House.
- 10/02/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 10/01/2008 - Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10388-10390; text of measures as reported in Senate: CR S10389)
- 10/01/2008 - S.AMDT.5688 Amendment SA 5688 proposed by Senator Durbin. (consideration: CR S10390; text: CR S10390) In the nature of a substitute.
show all actions- 10/02/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 10/02/2008 - Received in the House.
- 10/02/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 10/01/2008 - Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10388-10390; text of measures as reported in Senate: CR S10389)
- 10/01/2008 - S.AMDT.5688 Amendment SA 5688 proposed by Senator Durbin. (consideration: CR S10390; text: CR S10390) In the nature of a substitute.
- 10/01/2008 - S.AMDT.5688 Amendment SA 5688 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- 10/01/2008 - The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- 10/01/2008 - Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 07/28/2008 - Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 07/28/2008 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 903.
- 09/20/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- 09/20/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
- 06/27/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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