Anna’s Law of 2025

This bill would set up one-year federal grants to create and expand trauma‑informed training for police and emergency medical technicians who handle sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking cases . The training must be victim-centered and based on evidence or promising practices. It covers how trauma affects the brain and behavior, how contact with responders can accidentally retraumatize survivors, better ways to communicate, and practical tools to support survivors during their interactions with law enforcement and EMS.

The bill also directs the federal government to post a searchable online list of qualified trainers and asks grantees to use trainers with diverse backgrounds and representation. To receive a grant, agencies must ensure new academy trainees in law enforcement, fire, and EMS get at least 8 hours of this training, and all other officers and EMTs get at least 4 hours each year. The government must report each year on how the program is working, including the number of grants, training results, prosecution outcomes, and survivor feedback.

Key points

• Who is affected: Law enforcement, EMTs, and survivors of sexual and domestic violence.
• What changes: New trauma‑informed training standards and hours; public list of trainers; focus on diverse trainers; yearly federal reports on outcomes.
• When: Grants run for one year at a time.