# 116-hr-5664: LIFT Act

116-hr-5664, LIFT Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5664
- Congress: 116
- Title: LIFT Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2020-01-21
- Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (11)

- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5664 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5664)

## Related
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5664 (as of 2025-11-18).