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Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act

Introduced: September 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 27, 2019
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Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act

This bill directs (1) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Education (ED) to jointly carry out a pilot program under which qualified DHS personnel provide annual human trafficking awareness training to ED personnel and to teachers, school leaders, and other personnel of elementary schools and secondary schools; and (2) ED to develop and implement a public awareness program on the threat of human trafficking in the education system.

What's happening now September 27, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Feb 6, 2020
Hartzler, Vicky
· Oct 29, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 8, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 27, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Sep 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4580: Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4580/
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"H.R. 4580: Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4580/.
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H.R. 4580, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4580/.
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[H.R. 4580: Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4580/)
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