HR7234-119

In Committee

Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Jan 22, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Immigration, Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H43C09FB480C64C569B4D60E10B314A39: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act of 2026.
  • Section HAF8810A2C53546DCB89FE34D856244A6: 2. Award The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 434 the following: 434A.Blue Campaign Certification...
  • Section HE25190B35FD240B3B2BE953BCB54A74F: 434A. Blue Campaign Certification Program Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall...
  • Section H16FF50536E124C81B7CB73AB6A6C16CF: 3. Blue Campaign Section 434(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 242(e)) is amended— in paragraph (7), by striking and at the end; by...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Immigration, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Immigration Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies: ,
workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 23, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Jan 22, 2026

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition …

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced in House

Jan 22, 2026

Mr. Valadao (for himself, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, and Mr. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Immigration Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"covered industry" §HAF8810A2C53546DCB89FE34D856244A6

any industry that the Secretary has determined— has a relatively high prevalence of human trafficking

"covered industry" §HE25190B35FD240B3B2BE953BCB54A74F

any industry that the Secretary has determined— has a relatively high prevalence of human trafficking

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