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 Calendar No. 184
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1442

 [Report No. 119-75]

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for eligibility for 
 projects for the installation of human trafficking awareness signs at 
 rest stops, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 10, 2025

Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
 Science, and Transportation

 October 14, 2025

 Reported by Mr. Cruz, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
 in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for eligibility for 
 projects for the installation of human trafficking awareness signs at 
 rest stops, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Trafficking in 
Transportation Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>

SEC. 2. HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS SIGNS AT REST 
 STOPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>

    (a) Local and Regional Project Assistance.--

Section 6702 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (1) in subsection

    (a)

    (3) --</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (A) in subparagraph
        (G) , by striking 
 ``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (B) by redesignating subparagraph
        (H) as 
 subparagraph
            (I) ; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (C) by adding at the end the 
 following:</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``
        (H) a project to procure and install 
 human trafficking awareness signage at rest stops and 
 welcome centers along the Interstate System; and''; 
 and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (2) in subsection
            (c) , by adding at the end the 
 following:</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (4) Certain projects.--In the case of an 
 eligible project described in subsection

    (a)

    (3)
        (H) , 
 subparagraphs
        (A) and
        (B) of paragraph

    (2) shall not 
 apply.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>

    (b) Surface Transportation Block Grant Program.--

Section 133

    (b) of title 23, United States Code is amended by adding at the end 
the following:</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (25) Projects described in 

section 6702

    (a)

    (3)
        (H) of title 49.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>

SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 
 HUMAN TRAFFICKING.</DELETED>

<DELETED> 

Section 5 of the Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial 
Vehicles Act (Public Law 115-99; 131 Stat. 2243) is amended--</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (1) in subsection

    (b) --</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``15'' 
 and inserting ``16''; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) --</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (i) in subparagraph
        (B) , by 
 striking ``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (ii) in subparagraph
            (C) , by 
 striking the period at the end and inserting 
 ``; and''; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (iii) by adding at the end the 
 following:</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``
            (D) State departments of 
 transportation.''; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (2) in subsection
            (c) --</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (A) by striking ``Not later than'' and 
 inserting the following:</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph

    (2) , not later than''; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (B) by adding at the end the 
 following:</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (2) State department of transportation 
 representatives.--The Secretary shall appoint the member 
 described in subsection

    (b)

    (2)
            (D) by not later than 9 months 
 after the date of enactment of the Combating Trafficking in 
 Transportation Act.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Trafficking in 
Transportation Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN 
 TRAFFICKING.

 

Section 5 of the Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles 
Act (Public Law 115-99; 131 Stat. 2243) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``15'' and 
 inserting ``16''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking 
 ``and'' at the end;
            (ii) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking the 
 period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (D) State departments of transportation.''; and

    (2) in subsection
            (c) --
        (A) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting 
 the following:
 ``

    (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph

    (2) , not 
 later than''; and
        (B) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (2) State department of transportation representatives.--
 The Secretary shall appoint the member described in subsection

    (b)

    (2)
            (D) by not later than 9 months after the date of 
 enactment of the Combating Trafficking in Transportation 
 Act.''.
 Calendar No. 184

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. 1442

 [Report No. 119-75]

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for eligibility for 
 projects for the installation of human trafficking awareness signs at 
 rest stops, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 October 14, 2025

 Reported with an amendment