A bill to strengthen trafficking victim assistance grant funding.
Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act
The bill revises the percentage of the total allocation made available for trafficking victim services grants that may be set aside for research and for training and technical assistance.
Specifically, the bill increases from 3% to 7% the amount that may be set aside for research, evaluation, and statistics; and increases from 5% to 10% the amount that may set aside for training and technical assistance. Further, the bill allows the amount set aside for training and technical assistance to be used for strengthening program administration and budgeting.
The bill also increases from 75% to 95% the federal share of project costs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7223; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7223)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
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