H.R. 443 · 118th Congress

Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act

Introduced on Jan 20, 2023 by Tim Walberg (R-MI-5). 6 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 6, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 20, 2023
Cosponsors
6
2 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

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

Official title

To direct the Secretary of Labor to train certain employees of Department of Labor how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their official duties, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Crime prevention
  • Employment and training programs
  • Government information and archives
  • Human trafficking
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Performance measurement
  • Smuggling and trafficking

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Tim WalbergR-MI-5Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Feb 5, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 407–0

History

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  1. Jan 20, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jan 20, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jan 20, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  4. Jan 10, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jan 10, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
  6. Jan 25, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-355.
  7. Jan 25, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-355.
  8. Jan 25, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 290.
  9. Feb 5, 2024 · HouseMr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Feb 5, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H407-409)
  11. Feb 5, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 443.
  12. Feb 5, 2024 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  13. Feb 5, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H409-410)
  14. Feb 5, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 33). (text: CR H407)House · Roll call 33
  15. Feb 5, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 33). (text: CR H407)House · Roll call 33
  16. Feb 5, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Feb 6, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.5 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)
  2. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.4 reports
    $74.5M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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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)
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  • 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.