House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-164

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005

H.R. 972Introduced Feb 17, 2005Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Jan 10, 2006.

Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJ

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 17, 2005
Committee actionOct 7, 2005
Passed HouseDec 14, 2005 · 426–0
Passed SenateDec 22, 2005 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentJan 3, 2006
Became lawJan 10, 2006

Latest action: Jan 10, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-164.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 972.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 972, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005” on October 19, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 19, 2005 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17396
CBO publication date
October 19, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 972, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/972
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 972, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005” on October 19, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 19, 2005 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17396
CBO publication date
October 19, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 972, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/972
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 972, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005” on December 8, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on December 8, 2005”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 8, 2005 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17545
CBO publication date
December 8, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 972, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/972
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 972, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005” on December 8, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on December 8, 2005”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 8, 2005 ↗
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17545
CBO publication date
December 8, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 972, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/972
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 972, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005” on December 28, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 22, 2005”.
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17584
CBO publication date
December 28, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 972, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/972
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6e0d386da65dfbdbecb4df903e2ba5dca0315ca2f6eba2beea320109f28203a9
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 972, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005” on December 28, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 22, 2005”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 28, 2005 ↗
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17584
CBO publication date
December 28, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 972, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/972
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 109-317,Part I ↗; H. Rept. 109-317,Part 2 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 9, 2005 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 972, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/972
Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

103 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 68 Democrats, 1 independent

69 of 103 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), W. Akin (R-MO), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Charles Bass (R-NH), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Phil English (R-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Bob Filner (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL) and 73 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-4 district

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