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119th Congress

H.R. 4732

Orphanage Trafficking Prevention and Protection Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Christopher H. Smith(R-NJ)
Introduced
Jul 23, 2025
Policy area
International Affairs
Committees
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (3)

Original cosponsors (2)

Added later (1)

Summary

No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.

Official title: To expand the definition of "severe forms of trafficking in persons" to include the recruitment, harboring, transportation, transfer, or receipt of orphaned, abandoned, or minors living in public or private residential facilities, and for other purposes.

Latest action(Jul 23, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Roll-call votes

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