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H.R. 1185 119th Congress House

Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of curricula for training students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, reco… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of curricula for training students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2025 Introduced by: Vern Buchanan Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Health Child healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrime prevention
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Crime victimsData collection, sharing, protectionEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsHealth programs administration and fundingHuman traffickingLaw enforcement administration and fundingSchool administrationSmuggling and traffickingTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Lobbying activity 9

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All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Nov 7, 2025
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 8, 2025
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 11, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1185: Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1185/
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"H.R. 1185: Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1185/.
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H.R. 1185, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1185/.
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[H.R. 1185: Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1185/)
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