Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025
The Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025 would require the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP), to continue implementing the anti-trafficking recommendations from a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on child trafficking. Specifically, it directs these agencies to collaborate using leading practices and to set clear, measurable goals for anti-trafficking programs for children, grounded in baseline data from grant recipients. The bill also requires a report to Congress within 180 days detailing the steps taken to implement these recommendations. The legislation defines “anti-trafficking recommendations” by reference to the GAO report published December 11, 2023, and does not by itself create new programs or authorize new funding.
Key Points
- 1Defines “anti-trafficking recommendations” as the GAO’s December 11, 2023 report on child trafficking, focusing on public awareness and survivor support.
- 2Directs OVC (DOJ) and OTIP (HHS/ACF) to continue implementing these recommendations for preventing child trafficking and supporting survivors, through coordinated action.
- 3Requires use of leading collaboration practices cited in GAO work to develop and implement strategies, ensuring interagency cooperation and effective program design.
- 4Mandates establishing objective, measurable, and quantifiable performance goals and targets for child anti-trafficking programs, using baseline data from program grantees.
- 5Demands a report to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees within 180 days of enactment detailing the steps taken to implement the provisions.