Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025 **What the Bill Would Do:** This bill would extend and expand federal programs designed to combat human trafficking and assist victims through 2029. It would continue funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, awareness campaigns, and services that help trafficking survivors in the United States. The bill also creates a new program to help trafficking survivors find employment and educational opportunities.
Additionally, it reauthorizes International Megan's Law, which requires sex offenders to report their international travel plans to authorities. **Who It Affects:** The bill primarily affects human trafficking survivors and potential victims who rely on support services, law enforcement agencies that combat trafficking, and the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice, which administer these programs. It also impacts sex offenders subject to travel reporting requirements. **Current Status:** The bill was introduced by Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and is currently under review in committee. It has not yet been voted on by the full House of Representatives.
CRS Official Summary
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025This 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 FY2029programs 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; andInternational 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.
Latest Action
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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.