House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-425
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018
Became law on Jan 8, 2019.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 2017
- Committee actionMay 3, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 12, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 17, 2018 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesDec 21, 2018
- To the PresidentDec 27, 2018
- Became lawJan 8, 2019
Latest action: Jan 8, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 115-425.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2200.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2200, Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017” on May 17, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 3, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 17, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52732
- CBO publication date
- May 17, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2200, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2200
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2200, Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018” on October 30, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on October 10, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 30, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54640
- CBO publication date
- October 30, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2200, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2200
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e98db9354a31f8da62b5c764c89d6f19bcedabf3c1edb27aa44f95b9a1bf119a
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- 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. 163, No. 72, April 27, 2017, Page H2942):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18. Article 4, Section 3.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 27, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2200, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2200
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e98db9354a31f8da62b5c764c89d6f19bcedabf3c1edb27aa44f95b9a1bf119a
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of July 21, 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
29 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 16 Democrats
16 of 29 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Denny Heck (D-WA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Ted Poe (R-TX), Ed Royce (R-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), David Young (R-IA).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.