Bill · H.R. 3121· House(119-HR-3121)
Anna’s Law of 2025
- Introduced
- 4/30/2025
- Last activity
- 4/30/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Janice Schakowsky
- Cosponsors
- - 13 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as "Anna's Law of 2025," seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act. It aims to expand trauma-informed training for law enforcement personnel and emergency medical technicians. The training specifically focuses on cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The Secretary may award grants to help establish or expand these training programs. These grants are intended to increase awareness of trauma and implement better response strategies.
Yes· 3 of 8
Does this change how police departments operate?+5
The bill mandates trauma-informed training for law enforcement to improve interactions with survivors of violence.
Would women be better off under this?+5
The bill addresses training for sexual assault, domestic violence, and dating violence which are key issues for women's safety.
Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated?+4
The bill targets training for sexual assault, domestic violence, and dating violence which disproportionately affect women.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved interactions for survivors: The bill aims to increase understanding of the impact of trauma and develop strategies for trauma-informed responses (Section 2, subsection a).
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Prevention of further harm: Training is intended to teach how contact with responders can lead to the retraumatization of sexual assault victims (Section 2, subsection c, part 3, B).
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Better communication and support: The training includes instruction on communicating with survivors in a trauma-informed manner and how responders can best support victims during interactions (Section 2, subsection c, part 3, E and F).
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Diverse representation in training: Grant recipients are encouraged to use trainers with diverse professional backgrounds and inclusive racial, ethnic, and gender representation (Section 2, subsection e).
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Increased accountability and feedback: The Secretary is required to submit annual reports to Congress that include an evaluation of grant effectiveness and survivor feedback regarding their experiences with law enforcement and emergency medical technicians (Section 2, subsection g).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Policing Reform+5Improves Gender Equality+4Improves Racial Equity+3Improves Poverty Reduction+1
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Women+5Good For Low Income Households+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+3
- 8/31/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/3/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/28/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/17/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 9/26/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/25/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 4/30/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
André CarsonDemocrat · Indiana
Debbie DingellDemocrat · Michigan
Veronica EscobarDemocrat · Texas
Jesús GarcíaDemocrat · Illinois
Henry JohnsonDemocrat · Georgia
Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocrat · Illinois
Sydney Kamlager-DoveDemocrat · California
Ted LieuDemocrat · California
Gwen MooreDemocrat · Wisconsin
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia
Deborah RossDemocrat · North Carolina
Rashida TlaibDemocrat · Michigan
Shri ThanedarDemocrat · Michigan