House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-301
Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022
Became law on Dec 27, 2022.
Sponsor: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 21, 2022
- Committee actionJun 15, 2022
- Passed HouseSep 19, 2022 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 15, 2022 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 23, 2022
- Became lawDec 27, 2022
Latest action: Dec 27, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-301.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7181.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7181, Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022” on August 24, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 15, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 24, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58414
- CBO publication date
- August 24, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7181, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7181
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-477 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on September 19, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 19, 2022 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/477
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7181, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7181
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. JEFFRIES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 50, March 21, 2022, Page H3858):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 21, 2022 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7181, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7181
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
15 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 6 Democrats
9 of 15 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI), Norma Torres (D-CA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Nikema Williams (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.