2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB7181: Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022
Legislative Summary
To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to provide for the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States, and for other purposes.
Bill History
3/21/2022
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
3/21/2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
House of Representatives
3/22/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
House of Representatives
3/22/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
House of Representatives
3/22/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
House of Representatives
6/15/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
6/15/2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
House of Representatives
9/19/2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-477, Part I.
House of Representatives
9/19/2022
Committee on Transportation discharged.
House of Representatives
9/19/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371.
House of Representatives
9/19/2022
Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
House of Representatives
9/19/2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7922-7926)
House of Representatives
9/19/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7181.
House of Representatives
9/19/2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7922)
House of Representatives
9/19/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
9/20/2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Senate
12/15/2022
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate
12/15/2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7267-7268)
Senate
12/16/2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate
12/23/2022
Presented to President.
House of Representatives
12/27/2022
Signed by President.
House of Representatives
12/27/2022
Became Public Law No: 117-301.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(12/27/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 7
Republican: 9
Primary Sponsor
Hakeem Jeffries
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (15)
Darrell Issa
Republican
Karen Bass
Democrat
Nancy Mace
Republican
Lucy McBath
Democrat
Mike Johnson
Republican
Jeff Van Drew
Republican
Grace Napolitano
Democrat
Tom Tiffany
Republican
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
Victoria Spartz
Republican
Burgess Owens
Republican
Deborah Ross
Democrat
Byron Donalds
Republican
Nikema Williams
Democrat
Norma Torres
Democrat