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HR 7566 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against children Criminal procedure and sentencing Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Higher education Human trafficking

NTZ Act

Introduced: April 25, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 H7914)
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. 7566.
Sep 19, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7914-7922)
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. 369.
Sep 19, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-475.
Jul 13, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 13, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 25, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 25, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Trafficking Zones Act or the NTZ Act

This bill establishes an enhanced penalty—an additional prison term of up to five years—for certain interstate human trafficking offenses or coercion of sexual activity that occurs in a school zone or on or within 1,000 feet of a premises on which a school-sponsored activity is taking place or of a premises owned by an institution of higher education.

What's happening now September 20, 2022

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 7546 Identical bill Stop Human Trafficking in School Zones Act
  • S 5226 Related bill NTZ Act
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 25, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 25, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7566: No Trafficking Zones Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7566/
MLA
"H.R. 7566: No Trafficking Zones Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7566/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 7566, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7566/.
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[H.R. 7566: No Trafficking Zones Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7566/)
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