Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act
A Republican bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 4 cosponsors
Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act," aims to amend title 49 of the United States Code. It seeks to make projects for installing human trafficking awareness signs at rest stops and welcome centers along the Interstate System eligible for certain assistance. Additionally, the bill modifies the Department of Transportation Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking. It expands the committee to include State departments of transportation. Finally, it establishes a specific timeframe for the Secretary to appoint these new members.
Yes
- Scored +5
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
Increased awareness of human trafficking can assist vulnerable populations.
- Scored +5
Would immigrants be better off under this?
The bill aims to combat trafficking, which can provide protection for vulnerable immigrant populations.
- Scored +3
Does this repair or build roads and bridges?
The bill allocates funding for awareness signage at rest stops along the Interstate System.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Awareness of Human Trafficking: The bill allows for projects to procure and install human trafficking awareness signage at rest stops and welcome centers along the Interstate System (Section 2). This could help inform travelers and the public about human trafficking.
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Expanded Advisory Oversight: The bill expands the Department of Transportation Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking to include State departments of transportation (Section 3). This adds state-level expertise to the advisory committee.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would immigrants be better off under this? — The bill aims to combat trafficking, which can provide protection for vulnerable immigrant populations. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Increased awareness of human trafficking can assist vulnerable populations.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this repair or build roads and bridges? — The bill allocates funding for awareness signage at rest stops along the Interstate System.
- 12/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/16/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 10/14/2025
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-75.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184.
- 5/21/2025
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 4/10/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
John CornynRepublican · Texas
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocrat · Nevada
Amy KlobucharDemocrat · Minnesota
Raphael WarnockDemocrat · Georgia