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S. 1442 119th Congress Senate

Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for eligibility for projects for the installation of human trafficking awareness signs at rest stops, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 10, 2025 Introduced by: Marsha Blackburn Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Advisory bodiesCrime preventionHuman traffickingRoads and highwaysState and local government operations
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Oct 14, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-75.
Oct 14, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184.
May 21, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act

This bill expands the Department of Transportation (DOT) Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking.

Specifically, the bill expands the membership for the committee to not more than 16 external stakeholder members (from 15) and requires the committee to include a representative from state departments of transportation. Current membership on the committee must include representatives from trafficking advocacy organizations; law enforcement; and trucking, bus, rail, aviation, maritime, and port sectors.

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 Lobbying activity 8

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Dec 15, 2025
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Oct 16, 2025
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Oct 16, 2025
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 10, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1442: Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1442/
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"S. 1442: Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1442/.
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S. 1442, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1442/.
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