U.S. Congress - H.R.3887 Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007
H.R.3887 - Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat forced labor, and for other purposes. view all titles (8)
All Bill Titles
- Short: Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 as reported to house.
- Short: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Short: Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 as passed house.
- Short: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 as passed house.
- Short: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 as reported to house.
- Official: To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat forced labor, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Official: To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. as amended by house.
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Result: Passed - December 04, 2007
Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
Thomas Allen
Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
Michael Arcuri
Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
Brian Baird
Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
Melissa Bean
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
Robert Berry
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
Frederick Boucher
Allen Boyd
Nancy Boyda
Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
Christopher Carney
Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]
Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20]
Rep. Jerry Costello [D, IL-12]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
Robert Cramer
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
Artur Davis
Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
Lincoln Davis
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
William Delahunt
Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
Thomas Edwards
Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
Brad Ellsworth
Rahm Emanuel
Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
Bob Etheridge
Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
Barton Gordon
Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4]
John Hall
Phil Hare
Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
Baron Hill
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
Paul Hodes
Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]
Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
William Jefferson
Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
Stephanie Jones
Steve Kagen
Paul Kanjorski
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
Patrick Kennedy
Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
Carolyn Kilpatrick
Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
Ron Klein
Nicholas Lampson
Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
Tom Lantos
Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
Tim Mahoney
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
James Marshall
Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
Michael McNulty
Kendrick Meek
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
Charles Melancon
Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
Rep. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
Harry Mitchell
Alan Mollohan
Dennis Moore
Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
Patrick Murphy
John Murtha
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
James Oberstar
David Obey
Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
Solomon Ortiz
Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
Earl Pomeroy
Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D, CA-37]
Ciro Rodriguez
Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
John Salazar
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]
Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]
Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
Joe Sestak
Carol Shea-Porter
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]
Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11]
Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
Ike Skelton
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
Victor Snyder
Hilda Solis
Zachary Space
John Spratt
Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
Bart Stupak
Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
John Tanner
Ellen Tauscher
Gene Taylor
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
Rep. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1]
Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5]
Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO]
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM]
Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
Diane Watson
Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
Robert Wexler
Charles Wilson
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
Albert Wynn
Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
Rep. Todd Akin [R, MO-2]
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]
Richard Baker
James Barrett
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]
Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R, UT-1]
Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO]
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8]
Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1]
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
Sen. John Boozman [R, AR]
Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
Rep. Kevin Brady [R, TX-8]
Henry Brown
Virginia Brown-Waite
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26]
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
Stephen Buyer
Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4]
Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48]
Christopher Cannon
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]
Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2]
Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
Michael Castle
Rep. Steven Chabot [R, OH-1]
Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]
Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4]
Rep. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11]
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R, FL-4]
Rep. John Culberson [R, TX-7]
Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4]
David Davis
Thomas Davis
Nathan Deal
Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15]
Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21]
John Doolittle
Thelma Drake
Rep. David Dreier [R, CA-26]
Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2]
Vernon Ehlers
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]
Philip English
Terry Everett
Mary Fallin
Tom Feeney
Michael Ferguson
Rep. Randy Forbes [R, VA-4]
Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]
Vito Fossella
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R, NJ-11]
Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24]
Rep. Scott Garrett [R, NJ-5]
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
Wayne Gilchrest
Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1]
Virgil Goode
Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6]
Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12]
Rep. Samuel Graves [R, MO-6]
Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4]
Robin Hayes
Sen. Dean Heller [R, NV]
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5]
Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
David Hobson
Peter Hoekstra
Kenny Hulshof
Bob Inglis
Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49]
Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3]
Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15]
Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3]
Rep. Jim Jordan [R, OH-4]
Ric Keller
Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5]
Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
Joseph Knollenberg
John Kuhl
Ray LaHood
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
Rep. Jerry Lewis [R, CA-41]
Ron Lewis
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2]
Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3]
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3]
Rep. Connie Mack [R, FL-14]
Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R, CA-22]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
James McCrery
Rep. Patrick McHenry [R, NC-10]
John McHugh
Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
Rep. John Mica [R, FL-7]
Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R, KS]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
Marilyn Musgrave
Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19]
Rep. Steven Pearce [R, NM-2]
Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6]
John Peterson
Rep. Thomas Petri [R, WI-6]
Charles Pickering
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
Jon Porter
Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6]
Deborah Pryce
Adam Putnam
George Radanovich
James Ramstad
Ralph Regula
Rep. Dennis Rehberg [R, MT-0]
Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8]
Rick Renzi
Thomas Reynolds
Rep. Harold Rogers [R, KY-5]
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8]
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, AL-3]
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R, CA-46]
Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
Rep. Edward Royce [R, CA-40]
Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1]
Bill Sali
James Saxton
Rep. Jean Schmidt [R, OH-2]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R, WI-5]
Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
John Shadegg
Christopher Shays
Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R, ID-2]
Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
Mark Souder
Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6]
Rep. John Sullivan [R, OK-1]
Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
Rep. William Thornberry [R, TX-13]
Todd Tiahrt
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3]
Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6]
Rep. Timothy Walberg [R, MI-7]
Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2]
James Walsh
Zach Wamp
David Weldon
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS]
Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
Heather Wilson
Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
Rep. Bill Young [R, FL-10]
Julia Carson
Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
Darlene Hooley
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4]
Duncan Hunter
Bobby Jindal
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL]
John Linder
Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42]
Rep. Devin Nunes [R, CA-21]
Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14]
Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
Thomas Tancredo
Gerald Weller
Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
Roll call number 1124 in the House
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 3887 William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes:
93%
Democrats Voting 'Aye'
Neil AbercrombieRep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
Thomas Allen
Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
Michael Arcuri
Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
Brian Baird
Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
Melissa Bean
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
Robert Berry
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
Frederick Boucher
Allen Boyd
Nancy Boyda
Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
Christopher Carney
Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]
Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20]
Rep. Jerry Costello [D, IL-12]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
Robert Cramer
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
Artur Davis
Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
Lincoln Davis
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
William Delahunt
Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
Thomas Edwards
Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
Brad Ellsworth
Rahm Emanuel
Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
Bob Etheridge
Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
Barton Gordon
Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4]
John Hall
Phil Hare
Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
Baron Hill
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
Paul Hodes
Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]
Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
William Jefferson
Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
Stephanie Jones
Steve Kagen
Paul Kanjorski
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
Patrick Kennedy
Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
Carolyn Kilpatrick
Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
Ron Klein
Nicholas Lampson
Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
Tom Lantos
Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
Tim Mahoney
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
James Marshall
Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
Michael McNulty
Kendrick Meek
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
Charles Melancon
Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
Rep. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
Harry Mitchell
Alan Mollohan
Dennis Moore
Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
Patrick Murphy
John Murtha
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
James Oberstar
David Obey
Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
Solomon Ortiz
Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
Earl Pomeroy
Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D, CA-37]
Ciro Rodriguez
Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
John Salazar
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]
Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]
Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
Joe Sestak
Carol Shea-Porter
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]
Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11]
Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
Ike Skelton
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
Victor Snyder
Hilda Solis
Zachary Space
John Spratt
Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
Bart Stupak
Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
John Tanner
Ellen Tauscher
Gene Taylor
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
Rep. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1]
Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5]
Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO]
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM]
Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
Diane Watson
Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
Robert Wexler
Charles Wilson
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
Albert Wynn
Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
Republicans Voting 'Aye'
Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4]Rep. Todd Akin [R, MO-2]
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]
Richard Baker
James Barrett
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]
Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
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Official Summary
12/4/2007--Passed House amended. William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Title I: Combatting International Trafficking in Persons - (Sec. 101) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) to include the Secretary of Education on theOfficial Summary
12/4/2007--Passed House amended. William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Title I: Combatting International Trafficking in Persons -(Sec. 101)
Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) to include the Secretary of Education on the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.(Sec. 102)
Directs the Secretary of State to establish within the Department of State an Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking. (Current law authorizes such Office's establishment.) Revises responsibilities of the Director of the Office. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should locate the Office at the Department of State (Department) headquarters in Washington, DC.(Sec. 103)
Directs the President to carry out programs to prevent and deter trafficking in persons, including related assistance to foreign governments. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide anti-trafficking assistance to foreign countries for investigations of individuals and entities involved in sexual exploitation.(Sec. 105)
Requires, both in the United States and abroad, that solicitations of grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts for anti-trafficking programs be made publicly available and that the award of grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts be made on a full and open competitive basis. Directs the President to:(1) establish related performance goals and indicators; and
(2) ensure that U.S. development and emergency programs are carried out consistent with policies and programs to combat trafficking. Requires the Director to provide U.S. assistance consistent with annual reporting priorities and country assessments. Obligates specified FY2008-FY2011 funds for activities under this section.
(Sec. 106)
Repeals the limitation that only countries with a significant number of trafficking victims be monitored. Revises the criteria for determining whether a country is making significant efforts to combat trafficking, including the addition of criteria respecting:(1) law enforcement and immigration training in the identification and treatment of trafficking victims; and
(2) efforts to reduce commercial sex acts and sex tourism.
(Sec. 107)
Deems a country that has been on the special watch list for two consecutive years to be not making significant efforts to combat trafficking unless the Secretary of State determines that the country:(1) has a written plan that would constitute making such efforts; and
(2) is devoting sufficient resources to the plan's implementation. Requires translation of the Department's annual trafficking report into the principal languages of as many countries as possible and publication on appropriate websites.
(Sec. 108)
Requires the establishment of an integrated database relating to trafficking trends.(Sec. 109)
Authorizes:(1) the President to establish the Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons; and
(2) FY2008-FY2011 appropriations.
(Sec. 110)
Sets forth consular officer responsibilities respecting anti-trafficking and related information to be given at nonimmigrant alien visa interviews. Sets forth special provisions relating to (A-3 visa) nonimmigrant employees of foreign government officials or (G-5 visa) nonimmigrant employees of foreign employees of, or representatives to, international organizations respecting:(1) consular interviews;
(2) feasibility of employer oversight; and
(3) law enforcement assistance. Prohibits A-3 or G-5 visa issuance if the individual who would hire such alien is from a diplomatic mission or international institution where trafficking or other abuse has previously occurred or an individual has departed the United States because of such abuse unless a mechanism is in place to prevent future abuse. Requires the Secretary of State to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on diplomatic missions and international institutions affected, exceptions made, and waivers of diplomatic immunity requested.
(Sec. 111)
Directs the Secretary of Labor to report on Department of Labor progress in monitoring and combatting forced labor and child labor.(Sec. 112)
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should seek to establish a multilateral framework between labor exporting and labor importing countries to ensure that workers migrating between such countries are protected from trafficking in persons and worker exploitation. Title II: Combatting Trafficking in Persons in the United States - Subtitle A: Ensuring Availability of Possible Witnesses and Informants -(Sec. 201)
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) with respect to nonimmigrant T-visas (victims of severe form of trafficking in persons) to authorize aliens to apply for such visas who are:(1) brought into the country for investigations or as witnesses;
(2) unable to participate in a law enforcement interview because of physical or psychological trauma; or
(3) parents or siblings who face retaliation as a result of their family member's escape from trafficking or cooperation with law enforcement. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to:
(1) extend the period of T-visa and U-visa (victims of certain crimes) status;
(2) consider when determining extreme hardship whether the country to which the alien is likely to be removed can address security concerns and the alien's mental and physical health needs; and
(3) waive the disqualification for lack of good moral character for T-visa holders applying for adjustment to permanent resident status if the disqualification is caused by or incident to the trafficking.
(Sec. 202)
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to create and make available (including in translation) an information pamphlet on legal rights and resources for aliens applying for employment- or education-based nonimmigrant visas, which shall include information respecting:(1) nonimmigrant visa application processes;
(2) the illegality of slavery, peonage, trafficking in persons, sexual assault, extortion, blackmail, and worker exploitation in the United States;
(3) legal rights and services for trafficking victims and worker exploitation in the United States; and
(4) foreign labor contracting requirements. Sets forth protections for workers recruited abroad by foreign labor contractors. Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a complaint investigation process. Authorizes the Secretary to impose fines and take civil action against a contractor in violation of such protections.
(Sec. 203)
Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant a stay of removal or deportation to a T-visa applicant whose application sets forth a prima facia case of approval until the application is adjudicated.(Sec. 204)
Amends TVPA to authorize:(1) the Secretary, upon application from a federal law enforcement official, to permit an alien trafficking victim's continued presence in the United States in order to effectuate investigation and prosecution of the traffickers; and
(2) law enforcement officials to request the parole entry of specified relatives of such an alien. Directs the Secretary to permit such alien's continued presence if the alien has filed a civil action against the traffickers. Amends INA to provide for the parole entry of specified relatives of trafficking victims. Sets forth parole entry duration.
(Sec. 205)
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue interim regulations for T-visa adjustment to permanent resident status. Subtitle B: Assistance for Trafficking Victims -(Sec. 211)
Amends TVPA to revise trafficking victims certification provisions.(Sec. 212)
Amends the the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to make an alien who has had approved, or has pending, a petition that sets forth a prima facie case for T-visa status eligible for public benefits.(Sec. 213)
Amends TVPA to direct:(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon credible information that a child has been a trafficking victim, to provide interim assistance to the child for up to 90 days (with a 30-day extension);
(2) federal and state and local officials to notify the Secretary within 48 hours and 72 hours, respectively, of learning of such a child; and
(3) the Secretary and the Attorney General to provide appropriate training for state and local officials.
(Sec. 214)
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to:(1) establish an assistance program for U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who are victims of severe forms of trafficking; and
(2) make grants to states, Indian tribes, local government, and nonprofit victims' service organizations to develop and expand victim service programs. Authorizes FY2008-FY2011 appropriations. Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to state that the terms "victim," "crime victim," and "victim of crime" include an individual who is exploited or otherwise victimized by any person who is in violation of:
(1) federal criminal code provisions respecting transportation for illegal sexual activity and related crimes;
(2) INA provisions respecting importation of aliens for immoral purposes; or
(3) any similar state offense regardless of whether such offense involves participation in a commercial sex act. Requires that:
(1) applications for certain grants to states, Indian tribes, local government, and nonprofit victims' service organizations for assistance programs for victims of severe forms of trafficking or sex trafficking include a statement of whether the services will be available to both U.S. citizens and foreign victims, or if not, what mechanisms will be undertaken to ensure that all victims are assisted; and
(2) the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services report to the appropriate congressional committees identifying any service gap between foreign and U.S. citizen victims of severe forms of trafficking and victims of sex trafficking. Subtitle C: Penalties Against Traffickers and Other Related Offenses -
(Sec. 221)
Amends the federal criminal code to establish and provide penalties for the crime of aggravated sex trafficking. (Repeals the existing provision respecting sex trafficking of children, or by force, fraud, or coercion.) Subjects to fine and/or imprisonment any person who knowingly, with intent to obtain or maintain the labor or services of a person or to obtain or maintain a person for use in a commercial sex act:(1) prevents or restricts such person's travel or movement by destroying or preventing access to immigration or identification documents;
(2) acts or fails to act under color of official right;
(3) blackmails another person; or
(4) causes or exploits financial harm or a fear of financial harm on the part of such person. Revises restitution of forfeited asset provisions. Requires that a civil action against the perpetrator or knowing beneficiary of an act of peonage, slavery, or trafficking into servitude begin within 10 years after the cause of action arises. Makes it a crime to prevent the disclosure of information or the cooperation of a witness or other person concerning compliance with employment-based visa or other federal labor or employment law requirements. Establishes and provides penalties for the crimes of:
(1) sex trafficking (in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce); and
(2) sex tourism. Increases sex tourism penalties if the commercial sex act is with a person under 18 years old.
(Sec. 222)
Provides U.S. courts with additional extraterritorial jurisdiction in certain trafficking, slavery, and peonage offenses if:(1) the alleged offender or victim is a U.S. national or lawful permanent resident; or
(2) the alleged offender, irrespective of nationality, is present in the United States. Prohibits such an action if the offense has been prosecuted or is being prosecuted in another country unless the Attorney General approves.
(Sec. 223)
Amends INA with respect to aliens in prostitution, including permitting testimony of a husband or wife as evidence against the other. Amends the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 to apply international marriage broker provisions within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States as well as to interstate or foreign commerce.(Sec. 224)
Directs the Attorney General to:(1) draft and post on the Department of Justice (DOJ) website a model statute setting forth best legislative practices in the area of state anti-trafficking in persons enforcement;
(2) assist states in its adoption and application; and
(3) report annually to the appropriate congressional committees. Subtitle D: Annual Report by the Attorney General -
(Sec. 231)
Amends TVPA to require that the Attorney General's annual report include information on:(1) Department of Defense (DOD) activities to combat trafficking in persons;
(2) federal actions taken to enforce policies against contractors who engage in trafficking or related activities; and
(3) federal actions to prohibit procurement and entry of convict- and slave-made items.
(Sec. 232)
Requires that annual anti-trafficking conferences examine the use of existing federal and state laws that do not require force, fraud or coercion as an element of a felony crime to prosecute traffickers.(Sec. 234)
Redesignates the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the DOJ Criminal Division as the Sexual Exploitation and Obscenity Section. Directs the Attorney General to expand the responsibilities of the Innocence Lost Task Forces to incorporate situations involving adults who are sexually exploited. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish within the Department of Labor a Coordinator to Combat Human Trafficking who shall:(1) ensure coordination of policies relating to trafficking victims in the United States and abroad;
(2) ensure coordination with state labor agencies relating to trafficking in persons;
(3) represent DOJ at interagency mechanisms relating to trafficking in persons; and
(4) serve, in conjunction with the DOJ Coordinator to Combat Human Trafficking, as the executive secretariat of the Trafficking in Persons and Worker Exploitation Task Force. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 235)
Amends INA to add the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to the list of those may prohibit the entry of traffickers into the United States.(Sec. 236)
Directs the Secretary of State to develop:(1) policies and procedures to ensure that unaccompanied alien children in the United States are safely repatriated to their country of nationality or of last habitual residence; and
(2) a safe repatriation pilot program for alien children. Sets forth procedures for the repatriation of unaccompanied children from contiguous countries. Directs the Secretary of State to negotiate child repatriation agreements between the United States and countries contiguous to the United States designed to protect children from severe forms of trafficking in persons. States, with specified exceptions, that the care and custody of unaccompanied alien children in the United States shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sets forth related provisions respecting:
(1) notification of, and transfer to, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS);
(2) age determinations;
(3) safe placement;
(4) legal and child advocate access;
(5) immigration status adjustment and asylum protections; and
(6) assistance eligibility. Title III: Authorization of Appropriations -
(Sec. 301)
Amends TVPA to authorize appropriations through FY2011 for:(1) the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking;
(2) the Senior Policy Operating Group;
(3) actions against governments that do not meet minimum standards against trafficking;
(4) the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, including amounts for additional personnel;
(5) the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General for assistance to trafficking victims in the United States;
(6) the Secretary of State for bilateral assistance to combat trafficking;
(7) training for law enforcement, prosecutors, and the judiciary;
(8) the President for foreign victim assistance, assistance to foreign countries, and research;
(9) the Secretary of Labor;
(10) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and
(11) the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(Sec. 302)
Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to authorize appropriations through FY2011 for:(1) the pilot program for residential rehabilitative facilities for trafficking victims;
(2) the Secretary of Labor for additional activities to monitor and combat forced labor and child labor;
(3) research, reports and an annual conference on trafficking;
(4) a grant program to strengthen assistance for certain trafficking victims;
(5) the pilot program for U.S. residential treatment facilities for juvenile trafficking victims; and
(6) grants for state and local anti-trafficking programs. Title IV: Prevention of the Use of Child Soldiers - Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 -
(Sec. 404)
Sets forth the sense of Congress respecting the prevention and elimination of the use of child soldiers.(Sec. 405)
Prohibits, with a national interest waiver, funds for specified military and related areas from being made available to the government of a country identified by the Secretary of State as having governmental armed forces or government supported armed groups that recruit or use child soldiers. Directs the Secretary to include a list of such countries in the annual trafficking report. Authorizes the President to reinstate such assistance upon certifying to Congress that a government is implementing:(1) compliance measures; and
(2) mechanisms to prohibit future use of child soldiers. Authorizes the President to provide assistance to a country for international military education and training otherwise prohibited under this Act upon certifying to Congress that such assistance is for measures to demobilize child soldiers and for programs to professionalize the military. Authorizes the President to use such otherwise prohibited assistance to:
(1) carry out demining activities, clearance of unexploded ordnance, destruction of small arms, or related activities; and
(2) further anti-terrorism cooperation between the United States and a foreign government.
(Sec. 406)
Directs the Secretary of State to:(1) ensure that U.S. missions abroad investigate reports on child soldiers;
(2) include in the annual country reports on human rights practices a description of the use of child soldiers; and
(3) report on child soldiers in Burma. Directs the President to:
(1) notify the appropriate congressional committees annually on waivers made under section 405 of this Act and a description of the assistance under such section; and
(2) submit a strategy for achieving the goals under this title.
(Sec. 407)
Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to require Foreign Service instruction relating to child soldiers and the terms of the Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007....Read the Rest
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