# 117-hr-8684: To extend by 19 days the authorization for the special assessment for the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund.

117-hr-8684, To extend by 19 days the authorization for the special assessment for the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8684
- Congress: 117
- Title: To extend by 19 days the authorization for the special assessment for the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-08-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill extends until September 30, 2022, the special assessment of $5,000 on nonindigent persons or entities convicted of certain offenses involving sexual abuse or human trafficking. Currently, the special assessment expires on September 11, 2022.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-4445: Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-8876: Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-8684 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8684)

## Related
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-4445: Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4445)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-8876: Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8876)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8684 (as of 2025-11-18).