Laurel Lee (R-FL)
Enduring Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the ``Enduring Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act''. It proposes an amendment to title 18, United States Code. The change focuses on additional assessments for convicted persons. Specifically, it modifies how a $5,000 assessment is applied to non-indigent persons or entities. This change removes a specific end date that was previously set for these assessments.
Yes
- Scored +2
Does this raise the taxes companies pay?
The bill allows for the indefinite assessment of $5,000 on non-indigent entities convicted of specific offenses.
The opposite
- Scored -1
Would high-income households be better off under this?
The bill maintains a financial penalty of $5,000 on non-indigent persons and entities indefinitely.
- Scored -1
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill allows for the continued assessment of $5,000 on non-indigent entities convicted of certain offenses.
- Scored -1
Does this shorten or soften prison sentences?
The bill increases the long-term financial burden on non-indigent convicted persons by removing the expiration date on the $5,000 assessment.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Continued Assessments for Convicted Persons: By striking the language that limited the assessment period to end on September 30, 2025, the bill allows the $5,000 assessment on non-indigent persons or entities to continue indefinitely (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill allows for the continued assessment of $5,000 on non-indigent entities convicted of certain offenses. Would high-income households be better off under this? — The bill maintains a financial penalty of $5,000 on non-indigent persons and entities indefinitely.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this raise the taxes companies pay? — The bill allows for the indefinite assessment of $5,000 on non-indigent entities convicted of specific offenses.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this shorten or soften prison sentences? — The bill increases the long-term financial burden on non-indigent convicted persons by removing the expiration date on the $5,000 assessment.
- 8/8/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.