HR 2961119th CongressIntroduced

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025

Introduced: Oct 29, 2025

Civil Rights & JusticeEducationSocial Services

Standard Summary

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This legislation reauthorizes the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 through 2029, establishing the Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking Prevention Education Grants for schools targeting at-risk youth and creating a survivor employment/education program providing up to five years of trauma-informed services including job training, education support, and case management for trafficking victims.

Key Points

1Creates school-based prevention grants prioritizing high-risk areas and requiring evidence-based, age-appropriate training for educators and students on identifying trafficking signs and exploitation methods including technology-facilitated grooming.
2Establishes a five-year survivor support program offering life-skills training, job certification, educational assistance, criminal record expungement help, and mental health services for trafficking victims over 18 to achieve self-sufficiency.
3Reauthorizes $30.755 million annually through 2029 for anti-trafficking programs including $5 million for the National Human Trafficking Hotline and cybersecurity initiatives to combat technology-enabled exploitation.

Impact Areas

Human trafficking survivors aged 18+ receiving employment and education supportAt-risk youth populations including homeless, foster care, and runaway childrenSchool districts implementing prevention curricula in high-trafficking areasNonprofits and law enforcement agencies partnering on victim identificationFederal agencies coordinating victim services across HHS, Education, and Justice departments

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