National Human Trafficking Database Act
National Human Trafficking Database Act
Plain Language Summary
# National Human Trafficking Database Act Summary **What It Does:** This bill would create a centralized online database to track human trafficking cases across the United States. The Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime would build and maintain this database, collecting trafficking data reported by individual states.
The bill also provides federal grants to help state law enforcement agencies—such as state bureaus of investigation—gather and submit this trafficking information to the national database. **Who It Affects:** The bill impacts state and local law enforcement agencies that investigate trafficking cases, federal agencies overseeing victim services, and potentially trafficking victims themselves by improving how their cases are tracked. It may also affect criminal justice organizations and anti-trafficking nonprofits that could use the data. **Current Status:** The bill (S 61) was introduced in the 119th Congress by Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full Senate.
CRS Official Summary
National Human Trafficking Database ActThis bill establishes a framework to collect comprehensive data on human trafficking.At the federal level, the bill requires the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) within the Department of Justice to establish an online database that includes human trafficking data for each state.At the state level, the bill authorizes grants for covered state agencies (e.g., a state bureau of investigation or similar law enforcement agency) to collect and report human trafficking data to the OVC.
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.