To improve services for trafficking victims by establishing, in Homeland Security Investigations, the Investigators Maintain Purposeful Awareness to Combat Trafficking Trauma Program and the Victim Assistance Program.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill creates two programs in Homeland Security Investigations: one to help agents cope with trauma from trafficking investigations (IMPACTT), and one to assist trafficking victims during investigations.
Who Benefits and How
- HSI investigators receive trauma awareness and self-care training
- Supervisors learn to recognize signs of trauma in staff
- Trafficking victims receive dedicated assistance during investigations
- Agency effectiveness improves through better agent wellness
Who Bears the Burden and How
- HSI/ICE implements training and victim assistance programs
- Federal budget funds program operations
Key Provisions
- IMPACTT Program for agent trauma awareness and resilience
- Training on burnout, compassion fatigue, PTSD, secondary trauma
- Supervisor training on recognizing trauma signs
- Victim Assistance Program for trafficking victims
- Access to Employee Assistance, Peer Support, Chaplain programs
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill establishes two programs within Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): one to address trauma experienced by HSI employees working with human trafficking victims, and another to enhance victim assistance services for human trafficking victims.
Key Policy Areas
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Human Trafficking, Victim Services, Mental Health
Primary Purpose
This bill establishes two programs within Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): one to address trauma experienced by HSI employees working with human trafficking victims, and another to enhance victim assistance services for human trafficking victims.
Policy Domains
IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Homeland Security Investigations employees
- Human trafficking victims
- Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
- Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Enrolled (Passed Congress)Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced …
Passed House (inferred from enr version)
Passed Senate (inferred from enr version)
Enrolled Bill (inferred from enr version)
Reported by Mr. Peters, without amendment
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, Homeland Security Investigations employees
Positive-direction: Homeland Security Investigations employees
Negative-direction: Department of Homeland Security
Victim advocacy and social service organizations, Victim assistance specialists and forensic interviewers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "congress"
- → Congress
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "homeland_security_investigations"
- → Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- "dhs_center_for_countering_human_trafficking"
- → Department of Homeland Security Center for Countering Human Trafficking
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The Investigators Maintain Purposeful Awareness to Combat Trafficking Trauma Program, established in Homeland Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Homeland Security Investigations Victim Assistance Program, established in Homeland Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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