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S. 3898 117th Congress Senate

Human Trafficking Online Research Act

Official title: A bill to authorize the National Science Foundation to support research on the impact of online social media platforms on the maintenance or expansion of human trafficking, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 22, 2022 Introduced by: Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 22, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Human Trafficking Online Research Act

This bill directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on the impact of online social media platforms on the maintenance or expansion of human trafficking.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3949 Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 12, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3898: Human Trafficking Online Research Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3898/
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"S. 3898: Human Trafficking Online Research Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3898/.
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S. 3898, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3898/.
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