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House vote: H.R. 5856 // February 13, 2024Needed two-thirds to pass

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023

Sponsor: CHRISTOPHER SMITH (R-NJ)

This bill reauthorizes and updates various international antitrafficking activities and foreign assistance programs; requires counter-trafficking strategies, activities, and efforts to be further integrated into projects supported by U.S. foreign assistance; and requires the annual Trafficking in Persons Report to include information about the trafficking in persons for the purposes of organ removal.

Crime and Law Enforcement Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

414 votes, representing 253,735,995 people95.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

11 votes, representing 6,579,963 people2.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon41495.2%
NayLost112.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.4%