[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7181 Reported in House (RH)]
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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.
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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]
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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]
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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