To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
Christopher “Chris” Smith
Sponsor. Representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district. Republican.
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 8, 2019
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 8, 2019.
29 Cosponsors (16 Democrats, 13 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“<span class='\"kicker\"'>Bill will be Smiths fifth comprehensive law to fight human trafficking</span>Smiths Frederick Douglass Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation Passes Congress”
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Rep. Christopher “Chris” Smith [R-NJ4]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 21, 2018
“Paulsen Backs Three Initiatives to Combat Human Trafficking”
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Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN3, 2009-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 13, 2017
“Bill Flores Statements on Passage of NDAA and Bills to Combat Human Trafficking”
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Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX17, 2011-2020]
on Jul 14, 2017
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Apr 27, 2017
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Introduced
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May 3, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 12, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Sep 26, 2018
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Considered by Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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Oct 10, 2018
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Text Published
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Dec 17, 2018
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 21, 2018
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House Agreed to Changes
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Jan 8, 2019
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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Sep 3, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5150. |
H.R. 2200 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2200. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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