H.R. 5664 · 116th Congress
Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Michael McCaul
- Introduced
- 2020-01-21
- Latest action
- 2020-09-23 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Summary
Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act or the LIFT Act
This bill requires the Department of State to ensure that the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security receive timely and regular information regarding visa denials based on grounds related to human trafficking. The bill also extends (1) to June 30 the deadline for submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, and (2) through FY2025 the survivor-led Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.