House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act of 2026
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Blue Campaign Certification Program to encourage employers in covered industries to encourage employees to complete training to recognize and respond to suspected human trafficking, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. David Valadao R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 22, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 23, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7234.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VALADAO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 15, January 22, 2026, Page H1351):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7234, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7234
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). 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
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Troy Carter (D-LA), Donald Davis (D-NC), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Michael Lawler (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Valadao.
- H.R. 2481 (119th) Romance Scam Prevention Act
- H.R. 3419 (119th) To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.
- H.R. 1044 (119th) To amend Public Law 99–338 with respect to Kaweah Project permits.
- H.R. 3854 (119th) Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors
- H.R. 836 (119th) Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025
- H.R. 1147 (119th) Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.