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S. 1049119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Dec 17, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025
Introduced:
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The bill requires DOJ's Office for Victims of Crime to implement GAO-recommended fixes for child trafficking programs.
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This bill requires the Office for Victims of Crime to follow through on a December 2023 GAO report's recommendations about child trafficking, which found gaps in public awareness and survivor support services. It must coordinate with the Office on Trafficking in Persons to build joint prevention and survivor-support strategies and set measurable performance goals using data from grant recipients. Within 180 days of enactment, the Director must report to House and Senate Judiciary Committees on steps taken.
This affects the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime, the Office on Trafficking in Persons, and organizations receiving federal grants to run anti-trafficking programs.
The bill does not create new programs but mandates follow-through on existing recommendations, which could change how anti-trafficking programs are coordinated and evaluated.
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Right now: it passed the Senate and now goes to the House. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Held at the desk.