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House Bill 7181
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022
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H. R. 7181 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 371

117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7181

[Report No. 117–477, Part I]


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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 21, 2022

Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. Issa, Ms. Bass, and Ms. Mace) introduced the following bill; which was 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

September 19, 2022

Additional sponsors: Mrs. McBath, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Van Drew, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Owens, Ms. Ross, Mr. Donalds, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Mrs. Torres of California

September 19, 2022

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

September 19, 2022

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 21, 2022]

A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022”.

SEC. 2. Posting of national human trafficking phone number in certain restrooms.

Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (enacted as division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii))) is amended by—

(1) striking the third sentence; and

(2) inserting after the period at the end the following: “The contact information of the national human trafficking hotline (including options to reach out to the hotline such as through phone, text, or TTY) shall be posted as follows:

“(I) In a visible place in all Federal buildings.

“(II) The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall seek to coordinate with the owners and operators of aircraft, airports, over-the road buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations to place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each such aircraft, airport, over the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States.

“(III) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and in coordination with the heads of such other Federal agencies as may be appropriate, shall place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline at each port of entry.”.

Union Calendar No. 371

117th CONGRESS
     2d Session
H. R. 7181
[Report No. 117–477, Part I]
A BILL
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.
September 19, 2022
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment
September 19, 2022
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed