Bill · S. 1049· Senate(119-S-1049)
Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 3/13/2025
- Last activity
- 12/17/2025 — Held at the desk.
- Sponsored by
- Jon Ossoff
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Awaiting House
What this bill would do
The Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025 directs the Office for Victims of Crime to continue implementing specific anti-trafficking recommendations. These recommendations come from a Government Accountability Office report regarding child trafficking challenges. The Office for Victims of Crime must work with the Office on Trafficking in Persons to develop prevention and support strategies. Additionally, the agency is tasked with establishing measurable performance goals for these programs. Finally, the Director must submit a report to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees regarding the steps taken.
Yes
Would children be better off under this?+7
The bill aims to prevent child trafficking and support survivors through enhanced strategies and performance goals.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Development of Prevention and Support Strategies: The Office for Victims of Crime will work with the Office on Trafficking in Persons to create strategies to prevent child trafficking and support survivors (Section 3(a)(1)).
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Establishment of Performance Goals: The bill requires establishing achievable, objective, and measurable performance goals and targets for anti-trafficking programs for children (Section 3(a)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+7
- 12/17/2025
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Received in the House.
- 12/16/2025
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8753-8754; text: CR S8754)
- 3/13/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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Chuck GrassleyRepublican · Iowa