II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 377 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 14, 2017 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Rubio , Mr. Kaine , and Mr. Gardner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to clarify report dates, modify the criteria for determinations of whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for elimination of trafficking, and highlight the importance of concrete actions by countries to eliminate trafficking, and for other purposes.