legislation: 114-hr-5975

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114-hr-5975 114 hr 5975 BRIGHT Act of 2016 Crime and Law Enforcement 2016-09-08 2016-09-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. House Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] NC R W000819 2 Bettering Resources in Guarding from Human Trafficking Act of 2016 or the BRIGHT Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a five-year mandatory minimum prison term for certain offenses related to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, and trafficking. 2023-01-11T13:33:50Z  

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