H.R. 7181
117th Congress
House
Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022
Official title: 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 … Show full official titleShow less
Official title: 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.
Transportation and Public Works
Emergency communications systemsHuman traffickingPublic-private cooperation
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24 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 27, 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-301.
Dec 27, 2022
Signed by President.
Dec 23, 2022
Presented to President.
Dec 16, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 15, 2022
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 15, 2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7267-7268)
Dec 15, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 20, 2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 19, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 19, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7922)
Sep 19, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 19, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7181.
Sep 19, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7922-7926)
Sep 19, 2022
Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 19, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371.
Sep 19, 2022
Committee on Transportation discharged.
Sep 19, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-477, Part I.
Jun 15, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 15, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 22, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 22, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 22, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 21, 2022
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.
Mar 21, 2022
Introduced in House
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Became Public Law No: 117-301.
Plain-English summary
Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022
This act requires the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in specific places.
Specifically, the information must be posted
- in a visible place in all federal buildings;
- in the restrooms of each U.S. aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station; and
- at each port of entry.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7181: Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7181/
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