House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Human Trafficking Detection Act of 2014

H.R. 5116Introduced Jul 15, 2014Policy area: Emergency Management

Where it went

IntroducedJul 15, 2014
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseJul 23, 2014 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 24, 2014 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5116.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MEADOWS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6296):
Amendment XIII Section 1, ``Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.'' Section 2, ``Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.''
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

9 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 9 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.

Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Meadows.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-11 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.