Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022
PL 117-301 (H.R.7181), enacted 12/27/2022

[117th Congress Public Law 301]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-301
117th Congress

                                 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. <<NOTE: Dec. 27, 2022 -  [H.R. 
                                7181]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Human 
Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022. 22 USC 7101 note.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 
2022''.
SEC. 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) <<NOTE: Coordination.>>  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

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                                 of the national human trafficking 
                                hotline at each port of entry.''.

    Approved December 27, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 7181:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 117-477, Pt. 1 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            Sept. 19, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 15, considered and passed Senate.

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