House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Human Trafficking Prevention Act

H.R. 357Introduced Jan 14, 2015Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedJan 14, 2015
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseJan 26, 2015 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 27, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 357.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 7, January 14, 2015, Page H407):
Article I, Section 8
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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

14 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 5 Democrats, 1 independent

8 of 14 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.

David Cicilline (D-RI), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), John Kline (R-MN), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Ted Poe (R-TX), Ed Royce (R-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sean Maloney.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-18 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.