Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7181
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2022-03-21
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Emergency communications systems

Human trafficking

Public-private cooperation
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-27
text: Became Public Law No: 117-301.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Transportation to seek to provide for the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each U.S. aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station.</p>

action_date: 2022-09-19
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><strong>Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in specific places.</p> <p>Specifically, the information must be posted</p> <ul> <li>in a visible place in all federal buildings;</li> <li>in the restrooms of each U.S. aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station; and</li> <li>at each port of entry.</li> </ul>

action_date: 2022-12-15
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><strong>Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in specific places.</p> <p>Specifically, the information must be posted</p> <ul> <li>in a visible place in all federal buildings;</li> <li>in the restrooms of each U.S. aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station; and</li> <li>at each port of entry.</li> </ul>

action_date: 2022-12-27
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><strong>Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This act requires the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in specific places.</p> <p>Specifically, the information must be posted</p> <ul> <li>in a visible place in all federal buildings;</li> <li>in the restrooms of each U.S. aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station; and</li> <li>at each port of entry.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7181 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2022 Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. Issa , Ms. Bass , and Ms. Mace ) introduced the following bill; which was referred 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 A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022 . 2. Posting of national human trafficking phone number in certain restrooms Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (enacted as division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii) )) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall seek to coordinate with the owners and operators of aircraft, airports, over-the-road buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations to place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline (including options to reach out to the hotline such as through phone, text, or TTY) in the restrooms of each such aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States. .

tv_txt: IIB 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7181 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 20, 2022 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022 . 2. Posting of national human trafficking phone number in certain restrooms Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (enacted as division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii) )) is amended by— (1) striking the third sentence; and (2) inserting after the period at the end the following: The contact information of the national human trafficking hotline (including options to reach out to the hotline such as through phone, text, or TTY) shall be posted as follows: (I) In a visible place in all Federal buildings. (II) The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall seek to coordinate with the owners and operators of aircraft, airports, over-the road buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations to place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each such aircraft, airport, over the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States. (III) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and in coordination with the heads of such other Federal agencies as may be appropriate, shall place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline at each port of entry. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7181 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022 . 2. Posting of national human trafficking phone number in certain restrooms Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (enacted as division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii) )) is amended by— (1) striking the third sentence; and (2) inserting after the period at the end the following: The contact information of the national human trafficking hotline (including options to reach out to the hotline such as through phone, text, or TTY) shall be posted as follows: (I) In a visible place in all Federal buildings. (II) The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall seek to coordinate with the owners and operators of aircraft, airports, over-the road buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations to place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each such aircraft, airport, over the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States. (III) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and in coordination with the heads of such other Federal agencies as may be appropriate, shall place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline at each port of entry. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 371 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7181 [Report No. 117–477, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2022 Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. Issa , Ms. Bass , and Ms. Mace ) introduced the following bill; which was referred 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 September 19, 2022 Additional sponsors: Mrs. McBath , Mr. Johnson of Louisiana , Mr. Van Drew , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mrs. Spartz , Mr. Owens , Ms. Ross , Mr. Donalds , Ms. Williams of Georgia , and Mrs. Torres of California September 19, 2022 Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic September 19, 2022 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 21, 2022 A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022 . 2. Posting of national human trafficking phone number in certain restrooms Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (enacted as division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii) )) is amended by— (1) striking the third sentence; and (2) inserting after the period at the end the following: The contact information of the national human trafficking hotline (including options to reach out to the hotline such as through phone, text, or TTY) shall be posted as follows: (I) In a visible place in all Federal buildings. (II) The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall seek to coordinate with the owners and operators of aircraft, airports, over-the road buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations to place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each such aircraft, airport, over the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States. (III) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and in coordination with the heads of such other Federal agencies as may be appropriate, shall place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline at each port of entry. .

September 19, 2022 Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment September 19, 2022 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two H. R. 7181 AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022 . 2. Posting of national human trafficking phone number in certain restrooms Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (enacted as division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii) )) is amended by— (1) striking the third sentence; and (2) inserting after the period at the end the following: The contact information of the national human trafficking hotline (including options to reach out to the hotline such as through phone, text, or TTY) shall be posted as follows: (I) In a visible place in all Federal buildings. (II) The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall seek to coordinate with the owners and operators of aircraft, airports, over-the road buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations to place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each such aircraft, airport, over the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States. (III) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and in coordination with the heads of such other Federal agencies as may be appropriate, shall place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline at each port of entry. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.