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118-s-670118th CongressWALLET

IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act

Sponsored By: Senator Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

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Summary

Creates trauma-informed support and a victim assistance program inside Homeland Security Investigations. The law sets up staff training on burnout and traumatic stress and builds a victim-centered team of specialists to help trafficking survivors.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

More help for trafficking victims at HSI

The law creates a Victim Assistance Program inside Homeland Security Investigations. It gives oversight, training, travel, equipment, and coordination to HSI victim-assistance staff nationwide. Each HSI Special Agent in Charge office must have at least one forensic interview specialist and one victim assistance specialist. HSI task force offices for trafficking or child sexual exploitation must have a victim assistance specialist. The program can buy emergency items for identified victims—food, clothing, hygiene items, transportation, and short-term shelter—when nonprofits do not provide them. The law defines who counts as a victim and the qualifications for these specialists.

Trauma training for HSI staff

The law creates the IMPACTT Program to support HSI staff exposed to trauma. The DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking runs and coordinates it. Licensed clinicians deliver training on burnout, compassion fatigue, critical incident stress, posttraumatic stress, and vicarious trauma. Materials cover self-care and how to use ICE resources like Employee Assistance, Peer Support, and the Chaplain Program, plus examples of community resources. First-line supervisors get added training to spot signs and respond.

Congress gets yearly program reports

Within one year of enactment and every year after, DHS must report to Congress. The report must list how many IMPACTT trainings took place and how many people were trained. It must also state how many human trafficking victims HSI helped that year. This reporting continues until October 1, 2030.

No new funds and 2030 sunset

The law authorizes no new money to carry it out. DHS must use existing funds. All authorities in this Act end on October 1, 2030. The programs and duties created by this Act stop then.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

MI • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 3/7/2023

  • Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 3/7/2023

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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