H.R. 6736 · 117th Congress

Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022

Introduced on Feb 15, 2022 by John Katko (R-NY-24). 19 cosponsors, 10 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 1, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 15, 2022
Cosponsors
19
10 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To establish a Department of Homeland Security Center for Countering Human Trafficking, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Crime prevention
  • Crime victims
  • Crimes against children
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Customs enforcement
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal officials
  • Government information and archives
  • Human rights
  • Human trafficking
  • Labor standards
  • Latin America
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Mexico
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Sex offenses
  • Smuggling and trafficking
  • Trade restrictions

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 15, 2022). Public domain.

Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022

This bill provides statutory authority for the Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The CCHT coordinates DHS efforts to combat human trafficking and the importation of goods produced with forced labor.

The bill requires the CCHT to develop a strategy to improve the systems and processes used throughout DHS to combat human trafficking and the importation of goods produced with forced labor.

The bill transfers the functions and resources of the Blue Campaign (i.e., the national public awareness effort to combat human trafficking) to the CCHT. DHS may also transfer to the CCHT any other component, directorate, or office of the department related to combating human trafficking.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

John KatkoR-NY-24Sponsor

Democrats · 10

Republicans · 9

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 15, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Feb 15, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Feb 15, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Feb 15, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Feb 15, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. Feb 16, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
  7. Feb 16, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
  8. Nov 1, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.