# 115-hr-5407: Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act

115-hr-5407, Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5407
- Congress: 115
- Title: Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2018-03-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security, at the request of the Department of Education (ED), to develop educational materials that ED may use to provide teachers, school leaders, and other personnel of elementary and secondary schools (covered educational personnel) with training in human trafficking awareness and techniques for identifying victims of human trafficking in elementary and secondary schools. The bill sets forth matters that the educational materials must address and requires that such materials emphasize that covered educational personnel who notice indicators of potential human trafficking should contact law enforcement and should not attempt to engage in counter-trafficking operations.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2018-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
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- 115-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-5407 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5407)

## Related
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2315)
- [115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1698)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-849)
- [115-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-38)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5407 (as of 2025-11-18).