LAWMAKERS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS, AND ADVOCATES CALL ON CONGRESS TO PASS SMITH'S NEW ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING BILL, H.R. 1144

Washington, April 24 -- Rep. Chris Smith issued the following press release:

At a widely attended press conference on Capitol Hill, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), author of landmark anti-human trafficking legislation, and Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) called upon Congress to pass their new, comprehensive bill, the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act (FD TVPRA) (H.R. 1144) (https://chrissmith.house.gov/uploadedfiles/2025-09-02-_tvpa_hr1144_-_suspend_the_rules_and_pass.pdf).

The press conference gathered human trafficking survivors, advocates, and service providers from across the country to highlight the importance of this bipartisan legislation, as well as the urgency of its final passage.

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