# 118-hr-5856: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023

118-hr-5856, Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-5856
- Congress: 118
- Title: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2023-09-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2023-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2023-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2023-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2023-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2023-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jeff [D-NC-14] (D-NC), 2023-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2024-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2024-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 414 | 11 |

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## Sources
- [118-hr-5856 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5856)

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