HR4732-119

Introduced

To expand the definition of severe forms of trafficking in persons to include the recruitment, harboring, transportation, transfer, or receipt of orphaned, abandoned, or minors living in public or private residential facilities, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jul 23, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To expand the definition of severe forms of trafficking in persons to include the recruitment, harboring, transportation, transfer, or receipt of orphaned, abandoned, or minors living in public or private residential facilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers. The main policy domain is Social Welfare, Education, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H8E5AB56C860445B69B2B23358E65A4B8: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Orphanage Trafficking Prevention and Protection Act.
  • Section HE7033D1D17D941398437D66FE0D2208C: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Orphaned, abandoned, and children living in public or private residential facilities, including institutions,...
  • Section H6E0E0F196506494BA628CFF3964BC6F4: 3. Modification to definition of severe forms of trafficking in persons Paragraph (11) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To expand the definition of severe forms of trafficking in persons to include the recruitment, harboring, transportation, transfer, or receipt of orphaned, abandoned, or minors living in public or private residential facilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Social Welfare, Education, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To expand the definition of severe forms of trafficking in persons to include the recruitment, harboring, transportation, transfer, or receipt of orphaned, abandoned, or minors living in public or private residential facilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers.

Policy Domains

Social Welfare Education Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
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families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
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federal implementing agencies:
families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 23, 2025

Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Mfume, and …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Social Welfare Education Transportation
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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