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10/1/2008--Passed Senate amended. 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.

1222920000 2008-10-02 Fri Nov 07 15:56:59 -0600 2008 introduced 44894 'act':5 '2007':7 'person':3 'account':4 'traffick':1 51167 short introduced 44894 'bill':2 'reduc':6 'person':9 'prevent':4 'traffick':7 48008 official reported to senate 44894 'act':5 '2007':7 'person':3 'account':4 'traffick':1 63368 false short passed senate 44894 'act':5 '2008':7 'person':3 'account':4 'traffick':1 65363 false short action 44894 1223003460 Thu Oct 02 12:11:00 -0500 2008 176431 Received in the House. D000563 1944-11-21 8127 309 Hart Senate Office Building http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-228-0400 Richard 'd':4 'il':5 'sen':1 'durbin':3,7,9 'richard':2,6,8 M 300038 Durbin Richard_Durbin J. Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL] 4467 N00004981 17057 Democrat 202-224-2152 Roman Catholic IL Dick Richard Durbin 3.79439252336449 http://durbin.senate.gov B000944 1952-11-09 7990 713 Hart Senate Office Building http://brown.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6321 Sherrod 'd':4 'oh':5 'sen':1 'brown':3,7,9 'sherrod':2,6,8 M 400050 Brown Sherrod_Brown Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] 5158 N00003535 13695 Democrat 202-224-2315 Lutheran OH Sherrod Brown 3.55072463768116 http://brown.senate.gov/ SherrodBrownOhio C000141 1943-10-05 3259 509 Hart Senate Office Building http://cardin.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-224-1651 Benjamin 'd':4 'md':5 'sen':1 'cardin':3,7,9 'benjamin':2,6,8 M 400064 Cardin Benjamin_L._Cardin L. Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD] 1500 N00001955 9564 Democrat 202-224-4524 Jewish MD Ben Benjamin Cardin 3.24242424242424 http://cardin.senate.gov/ SenatorCardin C000560 1948-03-14 3870 172 Russell Senate Office Building http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCoburn.Home 202-224-6008 Thomas 'r':4 'ok':5 'sen':1 'thoma':2,6,8 'coburn':3,7,9 M 400576 Coburn Tom_Coburn A. Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK] 1894 N00005601 11899 Republican 202-224-5754 OK Tom Thomas Coburn 4.55555555555556 http://coburn.senate.gov/public/ SenatorCoburn action 44894 1223003460 Thu Oct 02 12:11:00 -0500 2008 176431 Received in the House. action 44894 1222920000 Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 -0500 2008 176430 Message on Senate action sent to the House. action 44894 1222920000 Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 -0500 2008 176432 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. action 44894 1222833600 Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 176232 The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. vote 44894 1222833600 Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 by Unanimous Consent 176233 pass Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. vote s action 44894 1222833600 Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 176231 Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. action 44894 1217217600 Mon Jul 28 00:00:00 -0500 2008 167541 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. calendar 44894 1217217600 Mon Jul 28 00:00:00 -0500 2008 167542 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 903. calendar 44894 1190260800 Thu Sep 20 00:00:00 -0500 2007 177726 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. action 44894 1190260800 Thu Sep 20 00:00:00 -0500 2007 143123 Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m. action 44894 1190260800 Thu Sep 20 00:00:00 -0500 2007 129722 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. introduced 44894 1182916800 Wed Jun 27 00:00:00 -0500 2007 120178 action 44894 1182916800 Wed Jun 27 00:00:00 -0500 2007 120179 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.