S. 1442: Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-04-10 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184.

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Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act

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Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act This bill expands the Department of Transportation (DOT) Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking. Specifically, the bill expands the membership for the committee to not more than 16 external stakeholder members (from 15) and requires the committee to include a representative from state departments of transportation. Current membership on the committee must include representatives from trafficking advocacy organizations; law enforcement; and trucking, bus, rail, aviation, maritime, and port sectors.

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Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · 4 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s1442.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

Record fed-us-cong119-s1442 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills