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Senate bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-392

Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017

S. 1311Introduced Jun 7, 2017Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Dec 21, 2018.

Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 7, 2017
Committee actionJun 29, 2017
Passed SenateSep 11, 2017 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 28, 2018 · without objection
Resolving differencesDec 17, 2018
To the PresidentDec 20, 2018
Became lawDec 21, 2018

Latest action: Dec 21, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-392.

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

31 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 14 Democrats

14 of 31 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Bob Corker (R-TN), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Dean Heller (R-NV), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), John Kennedy (R-LA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), James Lankford (R-OK), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Marco Rubio (R-FL), John Thune (R-SD), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), Roger Wicker (R-MS) and 1 more.

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Sponsor’s state and 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.