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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Halting Of Trafficking and Exploitation in Lodging Act of 2022 or the HOTEL Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill requires federal agencies to ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that commercial accommodations for agency employees are booked with a hotel or motel that enforces a zero-tolerance policy regarding severe forms of trafficking in persons. </p>]]></text>
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