H.R. 5664LIFT Act

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Sponsor: Michael T. McCaul [R-TX-10]
Cosponsors: 11 · 6 Republicans · 5 Democrats
Policy area: International Affairs
Committees: Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee · and 1 more
Latest action: Sep 23, 2020 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

IntroducedJan 21, 2020
Passed the HouseSep 22, 2020
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5664 as passed House on Sep 22, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 197

House Sep 22, 2020

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Leveraging Information on Foreign Traffickers Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

414 Yea 0 Nay 16 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members430 members

Democratic232 members

Republican198 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors11 · 6 Republicans · 5 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5664 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.