H.R. 7311 · 110th Congress · enacted
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-457.
Latest official action 2008-12-23 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Title I: Combating International Trafficking in Persons - (Sec. 101) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) to include the Secretary of Education on the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of State (Secretary) to establish within the Department of State an Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking. (Current law authorizes such Office's establishment.) Revises responsibilities of the Director of the Office. (Sec. 103) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) to direct the President to establish assistance programs for foreign governments to prevent and deter trafficking in persons. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide anti-trafficking assistance to foreign countries for investigations of individuals and entities involved in sexual exploitation. (Sec. 104) Makes assistance for victims of trafficking in other countries available, through organizations that contract with, or receive grants from, the U.S. government, for the support of refugees and internally displaced persons. (Sec. 105) Requires, both in the United States and abroad, that solicitations of grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts for anti-trafficking programs be made publicly available and on a competitive basis. Directs…
Congressional Research Service · 2008-12-23
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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.
Cosponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
House · VA District 3 · Democratic
$323,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
6 of 6 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.
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$25,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$22,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$20,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$17,500
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$16,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$16,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $1,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$15,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$14,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$12,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$11,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND$10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLA BAMBA PAC$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$10,000
SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST. INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,994
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $9,994
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$9,500
MAINSTREAM PAC$9,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordSOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC$8,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$8,000
BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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