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H.R. 6736 117th Congress House

Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022

Official title: To establish a Department of Homeland Security Center for Countering Human Trafficking, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 15, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 16, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Feb 16, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Feb 15, 2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, 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.
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022

This bill provides statutory authority for the Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The CCHT coordinates DHS efforts to combat human trafficking and the importation of goods produced with forced labor.

The bill requires the CCHT to develop a strategy to improve the systems and processes used throughout DHS to combat human trafficking and the importation of goods produced with forced labor.

The bill transfers the functions and resources of the Blue Campaign (i.e., the national public awareness effort to combat human trafficking) to the CCHT. DHS may also transfer to the CCHT any other component, directorate, or office of the department related to combating human trafficking.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2991 Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 8 Republican 7
Trone, David
· May 31, 2022
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · May 10, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Apr 5, 2022
LaTurner, Jake
· Feb 18, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 15, 2022
 R
Cammack, Kat
Florida · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Feb 15, 2022
Demings, Val
· Feb 15, 2022
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Feb 15, 2022
 R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Feb 15, 2022
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Feb 15, 2022
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Feb 15, 2022
Meijer, Peter
· Feb 15, 2022
 R
Pfluger, August
Texas · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 15, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6736: Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6736/
MLA
"H.R. 6736: Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6736/.
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H.R. 6736, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6736/.
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