House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014
Sponsor: Rep. Karen Bass D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 11, 2014
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 25, 2014 · 399–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 28, 2014 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5081.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BASS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6136):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 1. Article I. Section 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 264 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5081, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5081
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5081, last updated July 21, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
42 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 23 Democrats
19 of 42 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Howard Coble (R-NC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Michael Honda (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), John Kline (R-MN), Ann Kuster (D-NH), James Langevin (D-RI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Tom Marino (R-PA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA) and 12 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass.
- H.Res. 434 (113th) Honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Nelson Mandela and expressing condolences on his passing.
- H.Res. 131 (113th) Concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts toward long-term peace…
- H.Res. 577 (113th) Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system…
- H.Res. 701 (113th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is an…
- H.Res. 203 (113th) Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system…
- H.R. 1330 (113th) Student Loan Fairness Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.