S 1442

Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act

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.

Bill status

Status
Reported
Sponsor
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Cosponsors
4
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Introduced
2025-04-10
Latest action
2025-10-14: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2025-10-14: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184.
  • 2025-10-14: 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.
  • 2025-10-14: 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.
  • 2025-05-21: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • 2025-04-10: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.