Human Trafficking Prioritization Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 514.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 11, January 22, 2015, Page H534):
  Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18, as this bill better equips the Executive Branch to properly carry out the powers vested in it by the Constitution, as well as ensures that Congress is accurately informed of a foreign nations' trafficking record and tier ranking when Congress considers regulation of commerce with foreign nations.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 22, 2015 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 514, 114th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/514

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  April 7, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  49522e574b97a4189d9018b3cab461ff6ae9027021e7ee5628a059ab425249d0

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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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