Public Law 117–301: To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to provide for the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States, and for other purposes.Public Law301Public Law 117–301136 Stat. 43822022-12-272022-12-27United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02117publicPUBLIC LAW 117–301—Dec. 27, 2022136 STAT. 4382Public Law117–301117th CongressAn ActTo amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to provide for the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States, and for other purposes.
Dec. 27, 2022
[H.R. 7181]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Human Trafficking Prevention Act
of 2022.
22 USC 7101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022”.SEC. 2. POSTING OF NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING PHONE NUMBER IN CERTAIN RESTROOMS. Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (enacted as division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii))) is amended by—(1) striking the third sentence; and(2) inserting after the period at the end the following: “The contact information of the national human trafficking hotline (including options to reach out to the hotline such as through phone, text, or TTY) shall be posted as follows:“(I) In a visible place in all Federal buildings.“(II)
Coordination.
The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall seek to coordinate with the owners and operators of aircraft, airports, over-the road buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations to place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each such aircraft, airport, over the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States.“(III) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and in coordination with the heads of such other Federal agencies as may be appropriate, shall place the contact information136 STAT. 4383
of the national human trafficking hotline at each port of entry.”.ApprovedDecember 27, 2022.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7181:HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–477, Pt. 1 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
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