119th Congress
H.R. 2961
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Christopher H. Smith(R-NJ)
- Introduced
- Apr 17, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce; House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (11)
Original cosponsors (8)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS)
- Brian Jack (R-GA)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)
- Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
Added later (3)
- Jason Crow (D-CO) · Jun 6, 2025
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY) · Jun 9, 2025
- Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) · Nov 7, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
This 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 FY2029
• programs 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; and
• International 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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Apr 17, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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. - Apr 17, 2025
Introduced in House