William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
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.
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| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | This Bill Has Become Law |
| December 09, 2008 | December 10, 2008 | December 10, 2008 | December 23, 2008 | December 24, 2008 |
In the News
January 05, 2009 'Wilberforce' bill would protect trafficking victims
The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 7311) was passed in both the House and the Senate, according to Baptist Press ...
December 30, 2008 Concetta Falcone-Codding: Legislation takes step to curtail ...
By CONCETTA FALCONE-CODDING Last week, President Bush signed HR 7311, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. US Rep. ...
December 23, 2008 Groundbreaking Human Trafficking Legislation
HR 7311 increases penalties against traffickers; expands protections for trafficking victims and their families; requires the Department of Justice to ...
Blog Coverage
January 06, 2009 Capitol Hill "Daily Brief": On Capitol Hill This Week - January 6 ...
President George W. Bush signed H.R. 7311, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, in the Oval Office of the White House. Named for English abolitionist William Wilberforce, ...
Source: Capitol Hill "Daily Brief"
January 02, 2009 Senator Tom Seymour: North Dakota Catholic Conference
Wester of Salt Lake City, chairman of the Unites States Conference of Catholic Bishopsâ Committee on Migration, today hailed the enactment of H.R. 7311, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ...
Source: Senator Tom Seymour
December 31, 2008 clapham_circle: More Good News!
The Baptist Press has a picture here. Consider writing or emailing the President to thank him for his continued support of modern-day slaves. If your senator voted in favor of H.R. 7311, thank them too. ...
Source: The Livejournal Clapham Circle











