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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.
Introduced April 17, 2025 by Christopher Henry Smith · Last progress April 17, 2025
Strengthens U.S. efforts to prevent and respond to human trafficking by updating grant priorities, reporting, and training; creates a new Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking Survivors Employment and Education Program to provide up to five years of education, job skills, and supportive services for adult survivors; and sets multi-year funding authorizations for anti‑trafficking programs, the national hotline, public education/cybersecurity activities, housing assistance grants, and related authorities for 2025–2029. The Health and Human Services Secretary will run the new survivor employment/education program using cooperative agreements and must follow specified eligibility, selection, and reporting rules for grants and training activities.
