H.R. 3244 · 106th Congress · enacted
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
Became Public Law No: 106-386.
Latest official action 2000-10-28 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 - Division A: Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 - Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to require the Secretary of State (the Secretary) to include as part of required reports on human rights and development assistance and human rights and security assistance: (1) a description of the nature and extent of severe forms of trafficking in persons in each foreign country; and (2) with respect to each country that is a country of origin, transit, or destination for victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons, an assessment of the efforts by such countries' governments to combat such trafficking. (Sec. 105) Requires the President to establish an Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, chaired by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to establish within the Department of State an Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, which shall assist the Task Force and be administered by a Director. Requires the Director to consult with domestic organizations, international nongovernmental organizations, and multilateral organizations, including the Organization of American States, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the United Nations, and with trafficking victims or other affected persons. Directs the Task Force to…
Congressional Research Service · 2000-10-05
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Marcy Kaptur
House · OH District 9 · Democratic
$1,111,770PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bernard Sanders
Senate · VT · Independent
-$5,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James P. McGovern
House · MA District 2 · Democratic
$248,525PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rosa L. DeLauro
House · CT District 3 · Democratic
$619,957PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Janice D. Schakowsky
House · IL District 9 · Democratic
$78,551PAC receipts · 2025–2026
37 of 37 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$42,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$40,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$40,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$37,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$35,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$34,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $1,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $8,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$32,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$30,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordUA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$30,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$27,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $6,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $8,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $7,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $7,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$25,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$25,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$23,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)$22,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$22,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$21,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$21,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $6,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $3,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $8,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $6,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLA BAMBA PAC$20,000
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$20,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $4,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $4,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$20,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)$17,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $4,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$16,500
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$16,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $6,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $2,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$16,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$16,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$15,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $6,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$15,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$15,000
OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$15,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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