The record

LegislationLegislation· Oct 2026
HR 4307 Signed into law

Sponsored by Tim Walberg (R)

Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act

Requires the Department of Labor (DOL) to train staff to spot human trafficking and refer cases to law enforcement.

Tradeoff

Costs less than $500,000 over 2026-2030, mostly for yearly reports to Congress. DOL already provides this training, so the main new cost is the reporting.

What's in it

See official bill text

Less than $500,000 over 2026-2030 for annual reporting requirements.

The less-than-$500K federal cost is just the administrative overhead for DOL to write annual reports—the bill's real impact is the mandate that DOL staff identify and refer potential human trafficking cases to law enforcement, which DOL already does through existing training.

H.R. 4307, Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act · Feb 2026

Passed the House by on March 3, 2026. The Senate passed it by on September 30, 2026. It became law.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jul 10, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Education and Workforce(Jul 10, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Education and Workforce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 36 - 0(Jan 8, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-507.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 3, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Mar 4, 2026)

  6. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 30, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Oct 15, 2026)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Oct 20, 2026)