HERO Improvements Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 29, 2017)
HERO Improvements Act of 2017
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide statutory authority for the Human Exploitation Rescue Operation (HERO) Child-Rescue Corps Program within the Cyber Crimes Center of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The HERO Child-Rescue Corps Program, operated in partnership with the Department of Defense and the National Association to Protect Children, must recruit, train, equip, and employ wounded, ill, and injured veterans and other members of the military to combat and prevent child exploitation.
What just happenedJun 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 29, 2017
- Jun 29, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 29, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate