S. 5159 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5159 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2022 Ms. Hassan (for herself, Mr. Risch, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Rubio) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022. 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) 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 information of the national human trafficking hotline at each port of entry. .