House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022

H.R. 6736Introduced Feb 15, 2022Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Rep. John Katko R-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 15, 2022
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 1, 2022 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6736.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KATKO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 30, February 15, 2022, Page H1124):
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 15, 2022 ↗
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December 6, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 6, 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

19 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 10 Democrats

10 of 19 cosponsors (53%) are from the other party.

Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), J. Correa (D-CA), Val Demings (D-FL), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Michael Guest (R-MS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), Peter Meijer (R-MI), August Pfluger (R-TX), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), David Trone (D-MD), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Katko.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-24 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.