To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Christopher “Chris” Smith
Sponsor. Representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district. Republican.
117th Congress (2021–2023)
This bill was introduced on September 3, 2021, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
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30 Cosponsors (16 Democrats, 14 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“<span class='\"kicker\"'>Catholic News Agency article</span>'Rep. Chris Smith highlights bipartisan bill on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day'”
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Rep. Christopher “Chris” Smith [R-NJ4]
(Sponsor)
on Jan 12, 2022
“<span class='\"kicker\"'>On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day</span>Smith calls on House to pass Frederick Douglass bill to bolster efforts to combat modern-day slavery”
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Rep. Christopher “Chris” Smith [R-NJ4]
(Sponsor)
on Jan 11, 2022
“United States marks 21st anniversary of the landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act authored by Smith”
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Rep. Christopher “Chris” Smith [R-NJ4]
(Sponsor)
on Oct 28, 2021
History
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Jan 8, 2019
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Earlier Version —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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Sep 3, 2021
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Introduced
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Dec 20, 2022
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Related Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3949 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5150 (117th). |
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Dec 22, 2022
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Related Bill —
Passed House
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Jan 5, 2023
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Related Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3949 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5150 (117th). |
H.R. 5150 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5150. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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