Introduced

HB1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025

: Christopher Smith (R-US) : May 25, 2026 Updated: Jul 22, 2025

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To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

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