Howard Lutnick to answer questions from US House over Jeffrey Epstein ties
Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick to answer Epstein questions from House panel Wednesday (cnbc); Lutnick to Testify on Epstein Ties Before US House Panel (bloomberg)
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3 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025.
HR1144 · 119th Congress
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
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What HR1144 actually does
This story is about Lutnick to Testify on Epstein Ties Before US House Panel. This bill would reauthorize multiple federal anti-trafficking programs and activities.
If passed, it would:
- Reauthorize (through FY2029) multiple federal anti-trafficking programs and activities • Authorize a new HHS program to help trafficking victims integrate/reintegrate.
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This story is about Lutnick to Testify on Epstein Ties Before US House Panel. This bill would amend 18 U.S.C. § 3014 to require a $5,000 special assessment on any non-indigent person or entity convicted of covered.
If passed, it would
- Amend 18 U.S.C. § 3014(a) to require a $5,000 special assessment on any non-indigent person or entity convicted of • Expand the pool of assessed defendants/entities, potentially increasing dedicated resources connected to.
This story is about Lutnick to Testify on Epstein Ties Before US House Panel. This bill would expand parts of the federal kidnapping statute to include obtaining a person “by defrauding or deceiving.
If passed, it would
- Expand parts of the federal kidnapping statute to include obtaining a person “by defrauding or deceiving • Modify federal sexual-abuse provisions involving minors and make at least one change apply to conduct occurring.
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