Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of 2024
HR 8459, the Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of 2024, requires abortion providers to notify the National Human Trafficking Hotline within 24 hours if they reasonably suspect a patient is a trafficking victim. It mandates annual staff training on identifying trafficking victims and submitting certification of training completion. Violations carry penalties: $10,000 per failure to report or $1,000 per day for training noncompliance. The bill directly affects abortion providers and facilities, imposing new reporting obligations without creating a right to abortion or requiring victims to self-report. State attorneys general may also sue providers for violations.
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May 2024
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Introduced May 17, 2024
Last action May 17, 2024
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May 17, 2024
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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May 17, 2024
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1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
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Barry Moore
RRepublican
Co
Alexander X. Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Barry Loudermilk
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
Co
Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
Co
Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Doug Lamborn
RRepublican
Co
Gary J. Palmer
RRepublican
Co
Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.
RRepublican
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