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H.R. 5422: To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 5422: To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes.

114th Congress · introduced 2016-06-09 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-06-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 588 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5422 (2016-11-29), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to eliminate the provision that specifies that Department of Health and Human Services national human trafficking hotline grants be funded by amounts made available to the Department of Justice for trafficking victim services grants.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5422, a bill to ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes (2016-12-06)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5422 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114