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    <item congress="118" measure-type="s" measure-number="2744" measure-id="id118s2744" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2023-09-07" update-date="2024-09-26">
        <title>Reduce Human Trafficking through Transportation Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118s2744v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2024-09-26">
            <action-date>2023-09-07</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Reduce Human Trafficking through Transportation Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to certain airports and transit operators for human trafficking awareness, education, and prevention efforts.</p><p>DOT must (1) give priority in grant amounts to entities that serve regions with a higher prevalence of human trafficking, and (2) take into consideration the effect such grants would have on surrounding areas.</p><p>Additionally, DOT must consult with its Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking in determining the grant amount each recipient receives.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,eyJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzU5ODUzMzAzNTE3MjczNDc0OTQ5MzUiOnsidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl81OTg1MzMwMzUxNzI3MzQ3NDk0OTM1IiwiY29tbWVudHMiOlt7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fNTk4NTMzMDM1MTcyNzM0NzQ5NDkzNSIsImF1dGhvciI6ImNpc2VuYmVyZ0BsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImF1dGhvck5hbWUiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJjb250ZW50IjoiSSBkZWxldGVkIHRoZSByZWZlcmVuY2UgdG8gJDEwIG1pbGxpb24gYmVjYXVzZSB0aGUgdG90YWwgaW4gdGhlIGJpbGwgaXMgJDIwIG1pbGxpb24gKCQxMCBtaWxsaW9uIGZvciBhaXJwb3J0cyBhbmQgJDEwIG1pbGxpb24gZm9yIHRyYW5zaXQgb3BlcmF0b3JzKS4gSSBhbHNvIHRoaW5rIGl0J3Mgb2sgdG8gbGVhdmUgdGhlIGFtb3VudCBvdXQgYmVjYXVzZSB0aGlzIGlzIGFuIGF1dGhvcml6YXRpb24gb2YgYXBwcm9wcmlhdGlvbnMgYW5kIHRoZSBhY3R1YWwgZnVuZGluZyB0aGF0J3Mgc2V0IGFzaWRlIGJ5IERPVCB3aWxsIGRlcGVuZCBvbiB0aGUgYXBwcm9wcmlhdGlvbnMgdGhhdCBhcmUgcmVjZWl2ZWQuICIsImNyZWF0ZWRBdCI6IjIwMjQtMDktMjZUMTA6NDQ6NTQuOTM1WiIsIm1vZGlmaWVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA5LTI2VDEwOjQ0OjU0LjkzNVoifV19fQ==-->]]></summary-text>
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