Continued Presence Improvement Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9261 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9261 To protect certain victims of human trafficking by expanding the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant such aliens continued presence in the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 2, 2024 Mr. Ivey (for himself, Mr. Valadao, and Mrs. Ramirez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To protect certain victims of human trafficking by expanding the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant such aliens continued presence in the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Continued Presence Improvement Act''. SEC. 2. TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. (a) In General.--Section 107(c)(3) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(3)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A)-- (A) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: ``(i) Investigations and prosecutions.--If a law enforcement official files an application stating that an alien may be a victim of a severe form of trafficking, the Secretary of Homeland Security may permit the alien to remain in the United States to facilitate the investigation or prosecution of a trafficking- related offense.''; (B) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); (C) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iv) and moving such clause so that it appears immediately after clause (iii); (D) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following: ``(ii) While pursuing a civil action.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit an alien who is a victim of a severe form of trafficking and has filed a ci