House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
DHS Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2016
Sponsor: Rep. Loretta Sanchez D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 13, 2016
- Committee actionFeb 2, 2016
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 8, 2016 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 668.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4383.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-855 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on December 8, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 8, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/855
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4383, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4383
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
96e0a1addc4512433249d6763393a513e96ce6db560ac1a2e665a1a21a1194ba
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 8, January 13, 2016, Page H364):``The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution (clauses 18), which grants Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoing powers.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 13, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 263 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4383, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4383
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
96e0a1addc4512433249d6763393a513e96ce6db560ac1a2e665a1a21a1194ba
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Loretta Sanchez.
- H.R. 242 (114th) All-Year ACCESS Act
- H.R. 5310 (114th) Middle Class CHANCE Act
- H.Res. 681 (114th) Honoring women who have served, and who are currently serving, as members of the Armed Forces and recognizing the recently expanded…
- H.R. 1051 (114th) To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, as a U.S. Customs and Border…
- H.R. 1596 (114th) To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Special Forces Command Sergeant Major Ramon Rodriguez of the United States Army…
- H.Res. 217 (114th) Honoring the life and accomplishments of Henry Thomas Segerstrom and expressing condolences on his passing.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.