H.R. 7181 · 117th Congress

Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022

Introduced on Mar 21, 2022 by Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY-8). 15 cosponsors, 9 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-301.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-301
Introduced
Mar 21, 2022
Cosponsors
15
9 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

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

Official title

To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to provide for the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Emergency communications systems
  • Human trafficking
  • Public-private cooperation

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 27, 2022). Public domain.

Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022

This act requires the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in specific places.

Specifically, the information must be posted

  • in a visible place in all federal buildings;
  • in the restrooms of each U.S. aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station; and
  • at each port of entry.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Hakeem S. JeffriesD-NY-8Sponsor

Democrats · 6

Republicans · 9

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Mar 21, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Mar 21, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Mar 21, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. Mar 21, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. Mar 22, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  6. Mar 22, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  7. Mar 22, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  8. Jun 15, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  9. Jun 15, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  10. Sep 19, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-477, Part I.
  11. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-477, Part I.
  12. Sep 19, 2022Committee on Transportation discharged.
  13. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseCommittee on Transportation discharged.
  14. Sep 19, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371.
  15. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseMs. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  16. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7922-7926)
  17. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7181.
  18. Sep 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  19. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7922)
  20. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  21. Sep 20, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  22. Dec 15, 2022Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  23. Dec 15, 2022 · SenateSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  24. Dec 15, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  25. Dec 15, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7267-7268)
  26. Dec 16, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  27. Dec 23, 2022Presented to President.
  28. Dec 23, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  29. Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
  30. Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
  31. Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-301.
  32. Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-301.

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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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.