House Passes Legislation to Combat Human Trafficking

A pair of hands tied together with rope, with a headline about a new bill passed ahead of the U.N.'s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons and a helpline number.

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 Wednesday with 401 votes. The bill is aimed at protecting survivors of human trafficking and providing funds for programs that will fight such criminal activity, according to a Yahoo! News report. The bill is a renewal of […]