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H.R. 8948 117th Congress House

Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022

Official title: To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 21, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 21, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 21, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and expands programs for runaway, homeless, and disconnected youth, including resources and services to support youth victims of human trafficking and youth at risk of being trafficked.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4916 Identical bill Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 13 Republican 2
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Dec 14, 2022
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Nov 29, 2022
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 17, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 17, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 10, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 10, 2022
Trone, David
· Nov 10, 2022
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 3, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 31, 2022
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 31, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 31, 2022
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 31, 2022
Wild, Susan
· Oct 25, 2022
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 21, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 21, 2022
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 21, 2022
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 21, 2022
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Sep 21, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8948: Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8948/
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"H.R. 8948: Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8948/.
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H.R. 8948, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8948/.
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