Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
Summary
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes certain programs and activities that promote awareness of human trafficking and support victims. The bill also establishes a new program to support victims of trafficking. Specifically, this bill reauthorizes through FY2029 programs and activities at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promote awareness of trafficking and strengthen services for victims, including the National Human Trafficking Hotline and cybersecurity and public education campaigns; Department of Justice grants to support trafficking victims inside the United States, including amounts for housing assistance grants; and International Megan’s Law, which requires sex offenders to provide certain information about their intended travel outside of the United States, among other provisions. The bill also authorizes HHS to carry out a new program—the Human Trafficking Survivors Employment and Education Program—to help victims of trafficking integrate or reintegrate into society.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 17, 2025
Last action Apr 17, 2025
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Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christopher H. Smith
RRepublican
Co
Ann Wagner
RRepublican
Co
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
RRepublican
Co
Brian Jack
RRepublican
Co
Henry Cuellar
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Crow
DDemocratic
Co
Kweisi Mfume
DDemocratic
Co
Maria Elvira Salazar
RRepublican
Co
Michael T. McCaul
RRepublican
Co
Raja Krishnamoorthi
DDemocratic
Co
Stephen F. Lynch
DDemocratic
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