S 1442 · introduced · niche

Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act

What this bill does

This bill allows transportation grants to fund human trafficking awareness signs at rest stops and highway welcome centers.
It affects the Department of Transportation, states, and organizations working on human trafficking prevention.
The bill expands an advisory committee and repurposes existing grant programs with no new spending required.

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Community Threads

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How would awareness signs at rest stops and welcome centers help identify trafficking victims compared to other prevention strategies?
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What existing transportation grant programs would be repurposed, and could that affect their original intended projects?
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Which organizations would lead the trafficking awareness efforts, and what evidence shows their approaches reduce trafficking incidents?

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Sponsor · R-TN

Marsha Blackburn

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In Congress

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Introduced 2025-10-14

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Legislative timeline

2025-10-14 · senate · Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184.
2025-10-14 · senate · Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-75.
2025-10-14 · Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-75.
2025-05-21 · senate · Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2025-04-10 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2025-04-10 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate

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