Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill renews and updates America’s anti–human trafficking programs. It puts more focus on stopping child trafficking in schools by giving priority grants to districts in high‑risk areas and those working with nonprofits, law enforcement, and tech or social media companies. Training must be age‑appropriate, trauma‑informed, and designed to “train the trainers,” and the government will track results and publish yearly reports. It also directs attention to students most at risk, like homeless and foster youth and runaways . Overall, it continues and strengthens federal anti‑trafficking efforts in the U.S. and abroad.

The bill builds long‑term support for survivors. A new program can help victims for up to five years with English and basic education, job skills training, high school completion, résumé and interview help, expungement help for certain nonviolent crimes tied to their exploitation, scholarships, case management, and mental‑health support through victim funds.

Beyond the U.S., it updates how the State Department flags countries that are slipping on anti‑trafficking efforts and adds organ‑removal trafficking to the annual report. It clarifies when certain foreign aid is withheld from the worst offenders while keeping humanitarian and disaster aid flowing, and it builds in safeguards so development and disaster assistance does not increase trafficking risks. A printed version of the annual trafficking report must be available to the public .

It renews funding through 2029, including about $30.8 million each year for prevention and protection efforts, with at least $5 million for the national hotline and public education. It allows up to $37.5 million for programs to end modern slavery and sets aside $35 million a year for housing help for victims. Some changes start with the next annual reporting cycle after the law takes effect .

Key points

• Who is affected: K–12 students, parents, and school staff in areas at higher risk; survivors of trafficking; communities that receive U.S. foreign aid; and the general public who rely on the national hotline and public reports .
• What changes: More school‑based prevention, stronger data and public reporting, a five‑year support program for survivors, updates to the State Department’s watch list and report (including organ‑removal trafficking), clearer rules for when certain aid is cut off, and a printed annual report for the public .
• When: Authorizations and funding run from 2025 through 2029; certain reporting updates begin with the next annual trafficking report after enactment .