I promise to do everything in my power to make that happen.
Support passing the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act to reauthorize and strengthen anti-human trafficking programs.
Occurrences
Congressmen Mfume and Smith Advocate for Passing the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Reauthorization Act
Reps. Mfume, Smith Advocate for Passing the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Reauthorization Act April 23, 2026 ... urge Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to bring their Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act up for a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
We owe it to every survivor and victim to pass comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation out of the Congress and send it to the President’s desk. This Caucus and anti-trafficking organizations across the country represent proof of our collective intention to get that done, no matter how long it takes
Evidence
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Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) and Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ-04) spoke at a press conference alongside human trafficking prevention advocates to urge Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to bring their Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act up for a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would reauthorize and strengthen anti-human trafficking programs through 2030.
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Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Mfume, and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Cosponsors: Kweisi Mfume (MD).
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Congress.gov lists Kweisi Mfume as a cosponsor of H.R. 4113, but the bill's latest action remains referral to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on 2025-06-24 and the bill status is still 'Introduced'; no House passage, Senate passage, or enactment is shown.
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 4113 as introduced on 06/24/2025, referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and still at the status 'Introduced,' with later tracker steps of Passed House, Passed Senate, To President, and Became Law not completed.
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Congress.gov lists two original cosponsors for H.R. 4113 and identifies Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] as an original cosponsor dated 06/24/2025.
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The Congress.gov actions page shows only two actions: 06/24/2025 Introduced in House and 06/24/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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The introduced bill text states H.R. 4113 is 'To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000' and that Smith introduced it 'for himself, Mr. Mfume, and Ms. Salazar'; Section 1 names it the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025.
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Mfume's office said Rep. Mfume and Rep. Smith urged Speaker Mike Johnson to bring their Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act to the House floor for a vote, and described the bill as reauthorizing and strengthening anti-human-trafficking programs through 2030.
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Most recently, in July 2025, Rep. Smith's The Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Act of 2025 ( H. R. 1144 ), named in honor of Frederick Douglass, a famed abolitionist and outspoken critic of slavery, passed out of committee and was sent to the full House. The bill reauthorizes Smith’s landmark 2002 TVPRA
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Reps. Smith and Mfume urged the U.S. House of Representatives to quickly take up HR 1144 for debate and a vote. “The House passage of the Frederick Douglass TVPRA will bring us one step closer to finally eradicating this modern-day slavery,”
Assessments
Mfume materially supported the relevant federal bill by being an original cosponsor of H.R. 4113 and publicly urging House leadership to bring the Frederick Douglass trafficking reauthorization bill to the floor. However, the promised outcome was passage/reauthorization, and the current Congress.gov record still shows the bill only introduced and referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on June 24, 2025, with no House passage, Senate passage, presidential action, or enactment. This is a serious legislative effort but not delivery.
Mfume materially supported the promise by cosponsoring H.R. 4113 in the 119th Congress and publicly urging House leadership to bring the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act to the floor. But the available federal legislative record shows the bill remained at the introduced-and-referred stage and did not pass the House, Senate, or become law during the relevant term. Because the promised outcome was passing the reauthorization act, his support and advocacy show a serious attempt, but not delivery.
Mfume materially supported the promise during his current federal House term by cosponsoring H.R. 4113 and publicly urging House leadership to bring the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025 to the floor. However, available congressional status information shows the bill had not been enacted or passed into law, so the promised outcome of passing the reauthorization was not delivered. Because he made a serious legislative effort, effort credit applies.