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S. 3949 117th Congress Senate

Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

Official title: A bill to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 29, 2022 Introduced by: Chuck Grassley Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 5, 2023
Became Public Law No: 117-348.
Jan 5, 2023
Signed by President.
Dec 28, 2022
Presented to President.
Dec 22, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 22, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10013-10017)
Dec 22, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10013-10017)
Dec 22, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3949.
Dec 22, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10013-10018)
Dec 22, 2022
Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 21, 2022
Held at the desk.
Dec 21, 2022
Received in the House.
Dec 21, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 20, 2022
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9661-9665)
Dec 20, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9661-9665)
Dec 20, 2022
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9613)
Dec 20, 2022
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 29, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 29, 2022
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 6,583 Grassley, Chuck In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Dec 20, 2022
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 Latest action January 5, 2023

Became Public Law No: 117-348.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes, updates, and expands federal efforts to address domestic trafficking, including to make permanent the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking and reauthorize various grants, activities, and programs that support victims of domestic trafficking.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1033 CONNECT Act
  • S 3898 Human Trafficking Online Research Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3949: Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3949/
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"S. 3949: Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3949/.
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