To amend titles 46 and 49, United States Code, to require that individuals who commit human trafficking violations be permanently disqualified from obtaining certain licenses issued by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Permanently disqualifies people convicted of human trafficking offenses from holding a wide range of transportation-related licenses, certificates, and authorizations issued by DHS and DOT.
Who Benefits and How
Passengers and transportation systems could face less risk from traffickers obtaining transportation credentials tied to vessels, rail, commercial vehicles, aircraft, and related operations.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Convicted traffickers would permanently lose access to covered credentials, and transportation regulators would need to enforce broader disqualification rules.
Key Provisions
- Adds trafficking-based disqualification rules to multiple maritime and transportation licensing statutes.
- Creates a broader backstop disqualification rule for other transportation-related credentials issued by DHS or DOT.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Permanently disqualifies people convicted of human trafficking offenses from holding a wide range of transportation-related licenses, certificates, and authorizations issued by DHS and DOT.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Criminal Justice, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Permanently disqualifies people convicted of human trafficking offenses from holding a wide range of transportation-related licenses, certificates, and authorizations issued by DHS and DOT.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Transportation users and systems protected from traffickers holding covered credentials
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Convicted traffickers seeking covered transportation credentials
- DHS and DOT officials administering the expanded disqualification rules
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Blackburn (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Individuals convicted of human trafficking offenses seeking transportation credentials
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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