Trafficking Victims Protection Act

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United States federal law anti-trafficking legislation

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act is a key U.S. federal law that defines and criminalizes human trafficking, enhances penalties for traffickers, and provides protections and assistance for trafficking victims.

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Surface form Occurrences
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 1
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 1
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Acts 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
anti-trafficking legislation ⓘ
aimsTo prevent human trafficking ⓘ
prosecute traffickers ⓘ
protect trafficking victims ⓘ
authorizes federal anti-trafficking task forces ⓘ
federal funding for victim services ⓘ
category Human trafficking law in the United States ⓘ
United States federal criminal legislation ⓘ
United States immigration and nationality law ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ
Title 22 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creates T visa ⓘ
U visa ⓘ
criminalizes forced labor ⓘ
human trafficking ⓘ
sex trafficking of children ⓘ
dateEnacted October 28, 2000 ⓘ
defines severe forms of trafficking in persons ⓘ
designates Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes T nonimmigrant status ⓘ
U nonimmigrant status ⓘ
three-pronged approach of prevention, protection, and prosecution ⓘ
hasAmendment Trafficking Victims Protection Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 ⓘ
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 ⓘ
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 ⓘ
Trafficking Victims Protection Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
implementedBy United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

United States Department of State ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of State
includes victim witness protection provisions ⓘ
increasesPenaltiesFor human traffickers ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
partOf Trafficking Victims Protection Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
protects noncitizen trafficking victims cooperating with law enforcement ⓘ
provides assistance for trafficking victims ⓘ
civil remedies for trafficking victims ⓘ
immigration relief for certain trafficking victims ⓘ
protections for trafficking victims ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 106-386 ⓘ
requires Trafficking in Persons Report ⓘ
surface form: annual Trafficking in Persons Report
shortName TVPA ⓘ
signedBy Bill Clinton ⓘ
subject human trafficking ⓘ
labor trafficking ⓘ
sex trafficking ⓘ
title Trafficking Victims Protection Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
yearEnacted 2000 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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Trafficking Victims Protection Act → hasAmendment → Trafficking Victims Protection Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003
Trafficking Victims Protection Act → hasAmendment → Trafficking Victims Protection Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
Civil Rights Division → legalAuthority → Trafficking Victims Protection Act ⓘ
Trafficking in Persons Report → legalBasis → Trafficking Victims Protection Act ⓘ
Trafficking in Persons Report → legalBasis → Trafficking Victims Protection Act ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Acts
Trafficking Victims Protection Act → partOf → Trafficking Victims Protection Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
Trafficking Victims Protection Act → title → Trafficking Victims Protection Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000