NTZ Act
Summary
No Trafficking Zones Act or the NTZ Act This bill establishes an enhanced penalty—an additional prison term of up to five years—for certain interstate human trafficking offenses or coercion of sexual activity that occurs in a school zone or on or within 1,000 feet of a premises on which a school-sponsored activity is taking place or of a premises owned by an institution of higher education.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
Sep 2022
House Passage
Sep 2022
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Apr 25, 2022
Last action Sep 20, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Sep 20, 2022
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Sep 19, 2022
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7914)
lower
Sep 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
lower
Sep 19, 2022
Introduced
Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Sep 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-475.
lower
Jul 13, 2022
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
lower
Jul 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Apr 25, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Apr 25, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sheila Jackson Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Jerrold Nadler
DDemocratic
Co
Michael T. McCaul
RRepublican
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