Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025 requires the Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime and the HHS Office on Trafficking in Persons to keep implementing recommendations from a December 2023 Government Accountability Office report on child trafficking. The recommendations focus on public awareness, survivor support, interagency collaboration, and measurable performance goals.
Within 180 days, DOJ and HHS must report to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees on the status of each recommendation, actions taken, remaining barriers, and next steps. The bill does not create a new grant program; it uses congressional oversight to force follow-through on existing GAO recommendations.
Who Benefits and How
Child trafficking survivors, at-risk children, victim-service providers, anti-trafficking nonprofits, and state or local anti-trafficking partners benefit if DOJ and HHS improve prevention strategies, survivor supports, and program performance measures. The Senate and House Judiciary Committees benefit from a concrete progress report they can use for oversight.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Office for Victims of Crime and the Office on Trafficking in Persons must coordinate with each other, continue implementing the GAO recommendations, establish achievable performance goals, and prepare the 180-day report. DOJ, HHS, and Administration for Children and Families staff carry the administrative burden of documenting progress and unresolved implementation gaps.
Key Provisions
- Defines anti-trafficking recommendations by reference to the December 11, 2023 GAO report on child trafficking.
- Directs DOJ's Office for Victims of Crime to keep implementing those recommendations.
- Directs HHS's Office on Trafficking in Persons to coordinate implementation through the Administration for Children and Families.
- Requires strategies to prevent child trafficking and support child trafficking survivors.
- Requires achievable performance goals for anti-trafficking programs.
- Requires a progress report to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees within 180 days.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires DOJ's Office for Victims of Crime and HHS's Office on Trafficking in Persons to continue implementing GAO child-trafficking recommendations and report implementation progress to Congress within 180 days.
Key Policy Areas
Human Trafficking, Justice, Child Welfare
Primary Purpose
Requires DOJ's Office for Victims of Crime and HHS's Office on Trafficking in Persons to continue implementing GAO child-trafficking recommendations and report implementation progress to Congress within 180 days.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Child trafficking survivors
- At-risk children
- Victim-service providers
- Anti-trafficking nonprofits
- State anti-trafficking partners
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
Identified Costs
- Office for Victims of Crime
- Office on Trafficking in Persons
- Department of Justice
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Administration for Children and Families
Sponsors
Jon Ossoff
D-GA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
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Stakeholder Effects
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Director of the Office for Victims of Crime, Federal anti-trafficking agencies (OVC, OTIP), Office for Victims of Crime (Department of Justice)
Positive-direction: Senate and House Judiciary Committees
Negative-direction: Director of the Office for Victims of Crime, Federal anti-trafficking agencies (OVC, OTIP), Office for Victims of Crime (Department of Justice), Office on Trafficking in Persons
Anti-trafficking program grantees and nonprofits
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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