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S. 3643 117th Congress Senate

Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2022

Official title: A bill to direct the Attorney General to study issues relating to human trafficking, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 14, 2022 Introduced by: Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 14, 2022
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 Latest action February 14, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2022

This bill sets forth provisions intended to help assess the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States and improve support for victims of trafficking and service providers.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) must work with federal entities and other stakeholders to do the following:

  • establish a working group to improve the collection and analysis of data on the incidence of trafficking,
  • report on efforts to develop methodologies to determine the prevalence of human trafficking, and
  • survey survivors to estimate the prevalence of human trafficking and improve services for victims.

DOJ must also report on efforts to increase restitution to victims of trafficking.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6479 Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3643: Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3643/
MLA
"S. 3643: Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3643/.
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S. 3643, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3643/.
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