S670-118

Enrolled (Passed Congress)

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.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 7, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

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:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

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

Homeland Security Law Enforcement Human Trafficking Victim Services Mental Health

IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Homeland Security Investigations employees
  • Human trafficking victims
  • Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
Model: gemini:gemini-2.5-flash | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: enr

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
  • Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
  • Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Model: gemini:gemini-2.5-flash | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: enr
Department of Homeland Security (DHS):
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI):
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):

Legislative Progress

Enrolled (Passed Congress)
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 7, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced …

Mar 7, 2023 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from enr version)

Mar 7, 2023 (inferred)

Passed Senate (inferred from enr version)

Mar 7, 2023 (inferred)

Enrolled Bill (inferred from enr version)

Mar 4, 2023

Reported by Mr. Peters, without amendment

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
6 mentions across 6 clauses
+1 positive -2 negative ?3 uncertain

Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, Homeland Security Investigations employees

Positive-direction: Homeland Security Investigations employees

Negative-direction: Department of Homeland Security

General Public
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Human trafficking victims

Social Services
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Victim advocacy and social service organizations, Victim assistance specialists and forensic interviewers

4/5
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Homeland Security Law Enforcement Human Trafficking Victim Services Mental Health
Actor Mappings
"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

2 terms
"IMPACTT Program" §idEBEA3185586A4D57AA97D0438E30CFF2

The Investigators Maintain Purposeful Awareness to Combat Trafficking Trauma Program, established in Homeland Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

"Victim Assistance Program" §id9031f05e-86de-473c-8875-f06d7ec68552

The Homeland Security Investigations Victim Assistance Program, established in Homeland Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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