Bill · S. 61· Senate(119-S-61)
National Human Trafficking Database Act
- Introduced
- 1/9/2025
- Last activity
- 1/9/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Marsha Blackburn
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The National Human Trafficking Database Act aims to create a national human trafficking database housed at the Office for Victims of Crime within the Department of Justice. To achieve this, the Director of the Office will award grants to certain State agencies to assist in collecting and reporting human trafficking data. These agencies must report various data points, including prosecution numbers, hotline data, and information on anti-human trafficking organizations, at a county level. The database will eventually be published on the Department of Justice website. The Act also includes provisions to ensure the privacy of survivors and sets specific funding amounts for these initiatives.
Yes· 3 of 7
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill mandates the publication of a national human trafficking database on the Department of Justice website.
Would children be better off under this?+3
The bill requires the collection of data from state-level children's services agencies regarding human trafficking.
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+2
The bill involves data collection from the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Office of Justice Services.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Grant Funding for State Agencies: The Director of the Office of Victims of Crime will award grants to covered State agencies to support the collection and reporting of human trafficking data (Section 2, subsection b, paragraph 1).
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Identification of Anti-Human Trafficking Organizations: The database will include the name and primary service of each anti-human trafficking organization operating in each county (Section 2, subsection c, paragraph 1, subparagraph A, clause I, subclause II).
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Comprehensive Data Collection: The bill requires the collection of diverse data, such as the number of prosecutions, arrests, or convictions, as well as data from State-level human trafficking hotlines and children's services agencies (Section 2, subsection c, paragraph 1, subparagraph A, clause I).
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Survivor Support Information: The database will track the number of survivors of human trafficking who have been served by nongovernmental human trafficking victim service organizations (Section 2, subsection c, paragraph 1, subparagraph A, clause I, subclause aa, item hh).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Privacy Risks: While the bill mandates the protection of confidentiality, the collection of data regarding human trafficking involves information that could impact the safety of survivors and their families (Section 2, subsection d).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+3Good For Immigrants+2Good For Native Americans+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Racial Equity+2Improves Policing Reform+1
- Healthcare
- Improves Opioid Crisis Response+1
- 1/9/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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