House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

National Human Trafficking Hotline Enhancement Act

H.R. 2601Introduced Apr 13, 2023Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Rep. Laurel Lee R-FL

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 13, 2023
Committee actionNov 2, 2023
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 2, 2023 — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2601.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2601, National Human Trafficking Hotline Enhancement Act of 2023” on February 22, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Judiciary on November 2, 2023”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 22, 2024 ↗
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February 22, 2024
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H.R. 2601, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LEE of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 62, April 13, 2023, Page H1727):
Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Law enforcement
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 13, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 2601, 118th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
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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

20 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 20 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ben Cline (R-VA), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Russell Fry (R-SC), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Bill Posey (R-FL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Laurel Lee.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-15 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.