International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill reauthorizes the Trafficking Victims Protection Act through 2030, increasing authorized funding to $17 million for interagency task forces and $102.5 million for global anti-trafficking programs (with up to $37.5 million for modern slavery programs). It strengthens the country tier ranking system used to evaluate foreign governments' anti-trafficking efforts, integrates anti-trafficking protections into U.S. foreign assistance and multilateral development bank projects, and expands protections for domestic workers employed by diplomats.
Who Benefits and How
- Trafficking victims worldwide benefit from increased funding for protection, prosecution, and prevention programs
- Domestic workers with A-3 and G-5 visas benefit from expanded in-person registration programs informing them of their rights under U.S. labor law
- Anti-trafficking organizations and NGOs benefit from extended and increased grant funding through the Program to End Modern Slavery
- Congressional oversight committees receive enhanced briefings on tier rankings and waiver decisions
Who Bears the Burden and How
- Countries on the Tier 2 Watch List or Tier 3 face potential loss of nonhumanitarian foreign assistance and multilateral bank loans unless they improve anti-trafficking efforts
- Multilateral development banks must integrate counter-trafficking strategies into projects in listed countries
- State Department must expand domestic worker registration programs and provide additional congressional briefings
- Diplomatic missions and international organizations must inform A-3/G-5 workers of their rights and face potential consequences for labor violations
Key Provisions
- Extends authorization through 2030 with increased funding ($17M for task forces, $102.5M for programs)
- Modernizes Tier 2 Watch List criteria to focus on proportional government response to trafficking
- Requires counter-trafficking strategies in multilateral development bank projects in Tier 2 Watch List and Tier 3 countries
- Expands nationwide in-person registration program for A-3 and G-5 visa domestic workers with annual rights notifications
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes and strengthens the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, extending funding through 2030, improving tier ranking criteria, and enhancing protections for domestic workers holding A-3 and G-5 visas
Key Policy Areas
Human Trafficking, Foreign Policy, Immigration, International Development
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes and strengthens the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, extending funding through 2030, improving tier ranking criteria, and enhancing protections for domestic workers holding A-3 and G-5 visas
Policy Domains
Title I - Policy and Tier Rankings
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Trafficking victims
- A-3 and G-5 visa domestic workers
- Anti-trafficking NGOs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Tier 2 Watch List and Tier 3 countries
- Multilateral development banks
- State Department
- Diplomatic missions
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Title II - Authorization Extensions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Anti-trafficking organizations
- Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking
- Trafficking survivors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal budget
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Title III - Congressional Briefings
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Congressional oversight committees
- Transparency advocates
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- State Department
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Risch (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Budd, Mr. Kaine, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional oversight committees, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Negative-direction: State Department
Central governments of sanctioned countries, Countries on Tier 2 Watch List or Tier 3, Countries with significant trafficking problems
Anti-trafficking NGOs and grantees, Anti-trafficking organizations, Anti-trafficking service providers
Modern slavery survivors, Trafficking survivors, Vulnerable populations in disaster areas
Multilateral development banks (World Bank, IMF, etc.)
Development contractors and implementing partners
International organizations employing G-5 workers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_president"
- → President of the United States
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of State or Secretary of the Treasury (context-dependent)
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of State
Note: 'The Secretary' refers to Secretary of the Treasury in section 101 but Secretary of State in sections 103, 106, and Title III
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Countries requiring special scrutiny due to significant trafficking victims, lack of proportional response, or failure to show increasing anti-trafficking efforts
Countries that do not meet minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to comply
Defined in existing TVPA (22 U.S.C. 7102) - referenced throughout bill
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