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Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-3949| Senate 
| Updated: 1/5/2023
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (1)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 This act reauthorizes, updates, and expands federal efforts to address domestic trafficking, including to make permanent the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking; reauthorize various grants, activities, and programs that support victims of domestic trafficking; and expand research and reporting related to trafficking. TITLE I--COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES Subtitle A--Programs To Support Young Victims Who Are Vulnerable To Human Trafficking (Sec. 101) This section authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Department of Justice (DOJ), to award competitive grants to support collaboration between state child-welfare and juvenile-justice agencies to address the needs of dual-status youth and their families. The term dual-status youth means children who come into contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. (Sec. 102) This section makes permanent the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. (Sec. 103) This section establishes a pilot program to provide funding for community-based organizations in underserved communities to support youth at risk of being trafficked. Subtitle B--Governmental Efforts To Prevent Human Trafficking (Sec. 121) This section requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on federal contract supply chain oversight related to the prevention of trafficking in persons. (Sec. 122) This section expresses the sense of Congress that federal agencies should incorporate a module on human trafficking into staff training requirements; the training should teach employees how to prevent, identify, and report trafficking in persons; and agencies should inform all candidates for employment about the anti-trafficking provisions in the code of conduct of the agency. Additionally, this section requires officers and employees of executive branch agencies to be subject to minimum standards with respect to human trafficking, including a prohibition on engaging in human trafficking while employed by the federal government. (Sec. 123) This section requires the GAO to (1) study the accessibility of mental health services and substance use disorder treatment and recovery for survivors of human trafficking in the United States of various ages, and (2) report to Congress on the findings of the study and recommendations for increased accessibility and affordability for survivors of trafficking. (Sec. 124) This section directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on the impact of online social media platforms on the maintenance or expansion of human trafficking. Subtitle C--Monitoring Child, Forced, and Slave Labor (Sec. 131) This section requires federal agencies and departments that receive appropriations to award anti-trafficking grants to report on obligations and expenditures of federal funds for the purpose of combating human trafficking and forced labor. (Sec. 132) This section expresses the sense of Congress that companies headquartered or doing business in the United States that are not small business concerns (e.g., companies with 500 or more employees) should adopt a written policy that prohibits trafficking in persons. (Sec. 133) This section revises criteria for considering a child to be a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse. Specifically, it provides that a child shall be considered a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse if the child is identified as being a victim of human trafficking. Currently, a child is considered a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse if the child is identified as being a victim of sex trafficking or a victim of severe forms of trafficking in persons. (Sec. 134) This section establishes the sense of Congress that (1) DOJ has failed to meet its reporting requirements under Title IV of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and (2) progress on critical data collection about human trafficking and crime reporting is in jeopardy as a result of the failure and must be addressed immediately. (Sec. 135) This section expresses the sense of Congress that (1) a person is qualified as a victim of child sex trafficking if the person is a victim, as a child, of human trafficking; and (2) all states and territories should evaluate whether to eliminate the requirement for third-party control to properly qualify a child as a victim of sex trafficking. (Sec. 136) This section expresses the sense of Congress that each state child welfare agency should report information on missing or abducted foster children and youth to the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and to law enforcement for inclusion in the National Crime Information Center database. (Sec. 137) This section modifies the requirements for state plans for foster care and adoption assistance. The section specifies that the plans must require state child welfare agencies that report information on missing or abducted foster children and youth to the NCMEC and to law enforcement authorities to maintain regular communication and share information with the NCMEC and law enforcement agencies to provide a safe recovery of a missing or abducted child or youth. This includes sharing, where reasonably possible, a photo of the missing or abducted child or youth, a description of the child's physical features, and other health or risk factors (e.g., pregnancy status or vulnerability to being sex trafficked). TITLE II--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS This title reauthorizes activities and programs at various federal departments and agencies that support victims of trafficking in the United States. (Sec. 201) This section reauthorizes through FY2028 HHS and DOJ grants and programs to expand benefits and services to citizens and lawful permanent residents who are victims of severe forms of trafficking; Department of Labor activities to expand benefits and programs for victims of severe forms of trafficking; and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to investigate severe forms of trafficking in persons, including to establish a labor trafficking investigations team within DHS. (Sec. 202) This section authorizes amounts through FY2028 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to strengthen enforcement of the prohibition on importing any product that was mined, produced, or manufactured by forced labor.

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Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-1862
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-1848
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017
Mar 29, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Mar 29, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 20, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9661-9665)
Dec 20, 2022
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9661-9665)
Dec 20, 2022
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9613)
Dec 20, 2022
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 21, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 21, 2022
Received in the House.
Dec 21, 2022
Held at the desk.
Dec 22, 2022
Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 22, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10013-10018)
Dec 22, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3949.
Dec 22, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10013-10017)
Dec 22, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10013-10017)
Dec 22, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 28, 2022
Presented to President.
Jan 5, 2023
Signed by President.
Jan 5, 2023
Became Public Law No: 117-348.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-1862
    Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-1848
    Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017


  • March 29, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 29, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 20, 2022
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9661-9665)


  • December 20, 2022
    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9661-9665)


  • December 20, 2022
    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9613)


  • December 20, 2022
    Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.


  • December 21, 2022
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • December 21, 2022
    Received in the House.


  • December 21, 2022
    Held at the desk.


  • December 22, 2022
    Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.


  • December 22, 2022
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10013-10018)


  • December 22, 2022
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3949.


  • December 22, 2022
    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10013-10017)


  • December 22, 2022
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10013-10017)


  • December 22, 2022
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • December 28, 2022
    Presented to President.


  • January 5, 2023
    Signed by President.


  • January 5, 2023
    Became Public Law No: 117-348.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 117-3898: Human Trafficking Online Research Act
  • S 117-1033: CONNECT Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdoption and foster careAdvisory bodiesAssault and harassment offensesBusiness ethicsChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightContracts and agencyCrime preventionCrimes against childrenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingCustoms enforcementDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee hiringEmployee performanceEmployment and training programsEvidence and witnessesFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHigher educationHuman rightsHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresJuvenile crime and gang violenceLabor-management relationsLabor standardsLaw enforcement administration and fundingMental healthPornographyPublic contracts and procurementSex offensesSmuggling and traffickingState and local government operationsTrade restrictionsVisas and passportsVocational and technical educationWages and earningsYouth employment and child labor

Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-3949| Senate 
| Updated: 1/5/2023
Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 This act reauthorizes, updates, and expands federal efforts to address domestic trafficking, including to make permanent the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking; reauthorize various grants, activities, and programs that support victims of domestic trafficking; and expand research and reporting related to trafficking. TITLE I--COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES Subtitle A--Programs To Support Young Victims Who Are Vulnerable To Human Trafficking (Sec. 101) This section authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Department of Justice (DOJ), to award competitive grants to support collaboration between state child-welfare and juvenile-justice agencies to address the needs of dual-status youth and their families. The term dual-status youth means children who come into contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. (Sec. 102) This section makes permanent the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. (Sec. 103) This section establishes a pilot program to provide funding for community-based organizations in underserved communities to support youth at risk of being trafficked. Subtitle B--Governmental Efforts To Prevent Human Trafficking (Sec. 121) This section requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on federal contract supply chain oversight related to the prevention of trafficking in persons. (Sec. 122) This section expresses the sense of Congress that federal agencies should incorporate a module on human trafficking into staff training requirements; the training should teach employees how to prevent, identify, and report trafficking in persons; and agencies should inform all candidates for employment about the anti-trafficking provisions in the code of conduct of the agency. Additionally, this section requires officers and employees of executive branch agencies to be subject to minimum standards with respect to human trafficking, including a prohibition on engaging in human trafficking while employed by the federal government. (Sec. 123) This section requires the GAO to (1) study the accessibility of mental health services and substance use disorder treatment and recovery for survivors of human trafficking in the United States of various ages, and (2) report to Congress on the findings of the study and recommendations for increased accessibility and affordability for survivors of trafficking. (Sec. 124) This section directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on the impact of online social media platforms on the maintenance or expansion of human trafficking. Subtitle C--Monitoring Child, Forced, and Slave Labor (Sec. 131) This section requires federal agencies and departments that receive appropriations to award anti-trafficking grants to report on obligations and expenditures of federal funds for the purpose of combating human trafficking and forced labor. (Sec. 132) This section expresses the sense of Congress that companies headquartered or doing business in the United States that are not small business concerns (e.g., companies with 500 or more employees) should adopt a written policy that prohibits trafficking in persons. (Sec. 133) This section revises criteria for considering a child to be a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse. Specifically, it provides that a child shall be considered a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse if the child is identified as being a victim of human trafficking. Currently, a child is considered a victim of child abuse and neglect and of sexual abuse if the child is identified as being a victim of sex trafficking or a victim of severe forms of trafficking in persons. (Sec. 134) This section establishes the sense of Congress that (1) DOJ has failed to meet its reporting requirements under Title IV of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and (2) progress on critical data collection about human trafficking and crime reporting is in jeopardy as a result of the failure and must be addressed immediately. (Sec. 135) This section expresses the sense of Congress that (1) a person is qualified as a victim of child sex trafficking if the person is a victim, as a child, of human trafficking; and (2) all states and territories should evaluate whether to eliminate the requirement for third-party control to properly qualify a child as a victim of sex trafficking. (Sec. 136) This section expresses the sense of Congress that each state child welfare agency should report information on missing or abducted foster children and youth to the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and to law enforcement for inclusion in the National Crime Information Center database. (Sec. 137) This section modifies the requirements for state plans for foster care and adoption assistance. The section specifies that the plans must require state child welfare agencies that report information on missing or abducted foster children and youth to the NCMEC and to law enforcement authorities to maintain regular communication and share information with the NCMEC and law enforcement agencies to provide a safe recovery of a missing or abducted child or youth. This includes sharing, where reasonably possible, a photo of the missing or abducted child or youth, a description of the child's physical features, and other health or risk factors (e.g., pregnancy status or vulnerability to being sex trafficked). TITLE II--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS This title reauthorizes activities and programs at various federal departments and agencies that support victims of trafficking in the United States. (Sec. 201) This section reauthorizes through FY2028 HHS and DOJ grants and programs to expand benefits and services to citizens and lawful permanent residents who are victims of severe forms of trafficking; Department of Labor activities to expand benefits and programs for victims of severe forms of trafficking; and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to investigate severe forms of trafficking in persons, including to establish a labor trafficking investigations team within DHS. (Sec. 202) This section authorizes amounts through FY2028 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to strengthen enforcement of the prohibition on importing any product that was mined, produced, or manufactured by forced labor.

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-1862
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-1848
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017
Mar 29, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Mar 29, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 20, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9661-9665)
Dec 20, 2022
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9661-9665)
Dec 20, 2022
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9613)
Dec 20, 2022
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 21, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 21, 2022
Received in the House.
Dec 21, 2022
Held at the desk.
Dec 22, 2022
Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 22, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10013-10018)
Dec 22, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3949.
Dec 22, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10013-10017)
Dec 22, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10013-10017)
Dec 22, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 28, 2022
Presented to President.
Jan 5, 2023
Signed by President.
Jan 5, 2023
Became Public Law No: 117-348.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-1862
    Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-1848
    Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017


  • March 29, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 29, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 20, 2022
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9661-9665)


  • December 20, 2022
    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S9661-9665)


  • December 20, 2022
    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9613)


  • December 20, 2022
    Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.


  • December 21, 2022
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • December 21, 2022
    Received in the House.


  • December 21, 2022
    Held at the desk.


  • December 22, 2022
    Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.


  • December 22, 2022
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10013-10018)


  • December 22, 2022
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3949.


  • December 22, 2022
    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10013-10017)


  • December 22, 2022
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10013-10017)


  • December 22, 2022
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • December 28, 2022
    Presented to President.


  • January 5, 2023
    Signed by President.


  • January 5, 2023
    Became Public Law No: 117-348.
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (1)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 117-3898: Human Trafficking Online Research Act
  • S 117-1033: CONNECT Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdoption and foster careAdvisory bodiesAssault and harassment offensesBusiness ethicsChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightContracts and agencyCrime preventionCrimes against childrenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingCustoms enforcementDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee hiringEmployee performanceEmployment and training programsEvidence and witnessesFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHigher educationHuman rightsHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresJuvenile crime and gang violenceLabor-management relationsLabor standardsLaw enforcement administration and fundingMental healthPornographyPublic contracts and procurementSex offensesSmuggling and traffickingState and local government operationsTrade restrictionsVisas and passportsVocational and technical educationWages and earningsYouth employment and child labor