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S. 1442 Senate Transportation and Public Works

Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act

Introduced
Apr 10, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN)
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STAGE 3 OF 8 — CALENDARS AND SCHEDULING

Currently in the Senate. Last action: placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 184 on Oct 14, 2025.

  1. Senate Introduced in Senate Apr 10, 2025
  2. Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Apr 10, 2025
  3. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. May 21, 2025
  4. Senate 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. Oct 14, 2025
  5. Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184. Oct 14, 2025

Cosponsors

4

Subjects

Advisory bodiesCrime preventionHuman traffickingRoads and highwaysState and local government operations

Committees

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
    • Reported By , Oct 14, 2025
    • Markup By , May 21, 2025
    • Referred To , Apr 10, 2025

Summary

Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act

This bill allows specific Department of Transportation (DOT) grants to be used for the installation of human trafficking awareness signs at rest stops and expands the DOT Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking.

Specifically, grants for projects under the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program and the Local and Regional Project Assistance Program may be used for a project to procure and install human trafficking awareness signs at rest stops and welcome centers along the Interstate Highway System. The Local and Regional Project Assistance Program is also known as Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE). RAISE grants support multimodal projects for state, local, and tribal governments.

In addition, the bill expands the membership for the DOT Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking to not more than 16 external stakeholder members (from 15) and requires the committee to include a representative from state departments of transportation. Current membership on the committee must include representatives from trafficking advocacy organizations; law enforcement; and trucking, bus, rail, aviation, maritime, and port sectors.

Summary as of: Introduced in Senate

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