119-s3109

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3109 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 3109

 To amend titles 46 and 49, United States Code, to require that 
 individuals who commit human trafficking violations be permanently 
 disqualified from obtaining certain licenses issued by the Department 
 of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 November 5, 2025

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

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend titles 46 and 49, United States Code, to require that 
 individuals who commit human trafficking violations be permanently 
 disqualified from obtaining certain licenses issued by the Department 
 of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation, and for 
 other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Trafficker Restrictions for 
Aviation, Federal Freight, and Interstate Carriers Act of 2025'' of the 
``TRAFFIC Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT DISQUALIFICATION FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VIOLATIONS.

    (a) Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents.--

    (1) In general.--Chapter 75 of title 46, United States 
 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``

Sec. 7512. Human trafficking as grounds for denial
 ``A license, certificate, or merchant mariner's document authorized 
to be issued under this part shall be denied to an individual who has 
been convicted of--
 ``

    (1) an offense prohibited under chapter 77 of title 18; 
 or
 ``

    (2) a substantially similar offense prohibited under--
 ``
        (A) any other Federal law; or
 ``
        (B) a State, local, or Tribal law.''.

    (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 75 of 
 title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
 the following:

``7512. Human trafficking as grounds for denial.''.

    (b) Licensing or Certification of Locomotive Operators.--

Section 20135 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
 ``

    (f) Human Trafficking Violations.--The Secretary may not issue a 
license or certification described under this section to an individual 
who has been convicted of--
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    (1) an offense prohibited under chapter 77 of title 18; 
 or
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    (2) a substantially similar offense prohibited under--
 ``
        (A) any other Federal law; or
 ``
        (B) a State, local, or Tribal law.''.
            (c) Certification of Train Conductors.--

Section 20163 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (c) Human Trafficking Violations.--In developing the regulations 
required by subsection

    (a) , the Secretary may not permit a 
certification described under this section to be issued to an 
individual who has been convicted of--
 ``

    (1) an offense prohibited under chapter 77 of title 18; 
 or
 ``

    (2) a substantially similar offense prohibited under--
 ``
        (A) any other Federal law; or
 ``
        (B) a State, local, or Tribal law.''.
            (d) Commercial Driver's Licenses.--

Section 31310
            (d) (2) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``who uses a commercial 
motor vehicle in committing a felony involving an act or practice 
described in paragraph

    (9) of 

section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102

    (9) )'' and inserting the 
following: ``who has been convicted of--
 ``

    (1) an offense prohibited under chapter 77 of title 18; 
 or
 ``

    (2) a substantially similar offense prohibited under--
 ``
        (A) any other Federal law; or
 ``
        (B) a State, local, or Tribal law.''.

    (e) Pilot Certificate Permanent Disqualification.--

Section 44703 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
 ``
            (m) Human Trafficking Violations.--The Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration may not issue an airman certificate to 
any individual who has been convicted of--
 ``

    (1) an offense prohibited under chapter 77 of title 18; 
 or
 ``

    (2) a substantially similar offense prohibited under--
 ``
        (A) any other Federal law; or
 ``
        (B) a State, local, or Tribal law.''.

    (f) Other Licenses, Certificates, and Authorizations.--

    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
 law, the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of 
 Homeland Security, as applicable, shall disqualify from 
 receiving or holding a document or authorization described in 
 paragraph

    (2) any individual who has been convicted of--
        (A) an offense prohibited under chapter 77 of title 
 18, United States Code; or
        (B) a substantially similar offense prohibited 
 under--
            (i) any other Federal law; or
            (ii) a State, local, or Tribal law.

    (2) Documents and authorizations described.--A document or 
 authorization referred to in paragraph

    (1) is a license, 
 certificate, or other document or authorization--
        (A) that is issued by the Department of 
 Transportation or the Department of Homeland Security;
        (B) that authorizes or otherwise relates to the 
 operation of any vehicle, aircraft, vessel, or other 
 form of transportation; and
            (C) the issuance or holding of which is not 
 addressed by--
            (i) section 7512 of title 46, United States 
 Code; or
            (ii) section 20135

    (f) , 20163
            (c) , 
 31310
            (d) (2) , or 44703
            (m) of title 49, United 
 States Code.
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