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HR 5407 115th Congress House Education Crime victims Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Elementary and secondary education Human trafficking School administration Teaching, teachers, curricula

Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act

Introduced: March 22, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced in House
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Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security, at the request of the Department of Education (ED), to develop educational materials that ED may use to provide teachers, school leaders, and other personnel of elementary and secondary schools (covered educational personnel) with training in human trafficking awareness and techniques for identifying victims of human trafficking in elementary and secondary schools.

The bill sets forth matters that the educational materials must address and requires that such materials emphasize that covered educational personnel who notice indicators of potential human trafficking should contact law enforcement and should not attempt to engage in counter-trafficking operations.

What's happening now March 22, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Mar 22, 2018
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Mar 22, 2018
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Mar 22, 2018
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Mar 22, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5407: Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5407/
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"H.R. 5407: Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5407/.
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H.R. 5407, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5407/.
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