International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill renews and updates U.S. efforts to fight human trafficking at home and abroad. It pushes global development banks to build anti-trafficking checks into projects in higher‑risk countries, and it adds anti-trafficking safeguards to U.S. foreign aid planning, including making sure disaster aid doesn’t unintentionally increase trafficking risks . It updates how the State Department’s “Tier 2 Watch List” is handled in the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, tightening rules for countries that backslide . The bill also extends and tweaks the Program to End Modern Slavery, requiring competitive grants and more transparency about subgrantees, and moving reporting deadlines forward to 2025 and 2029 . It clarifies that the U.S. will withhold most nonhumanitarian, nontrade foreign aid and oppose certain international loans to governments that fail to meet minimum anti-trafficking standards, while listing clear exceptions like disaster relief, health, food aid, and other humanitarian needs .

For domestic workers employed by diplomats and international officials (A‑3 and G‑5 visas), it expands an in‑person registration program nationwide, ensures workers receive information about their rights and the trafficking hotline, requires employers to report wages, and warns employers about consequences for breaking U.S. labor laws, which can include visa actions and legal penalties . The bill renews funding authorizations for anti‑trafficking programs through 2030 and for International Megan’s Law through 2029, and it requires regular briefings to Congress after the annual trafficking report and when waivers are used .

• Who is affected:

  • People vulnerable to trafficking, especially in disaster or conflict zones, and communities in countries rated poorly in the TIP Report .
  • Domestic workers for diplomats/international staff (A‑3, G‑5), who get stronger protections and clearer information .
  • Foreign governments that fail to meet standards, which face stricter limits on certain U.S. aid and international loans .

• What changes:

  • Anti‑trafficking measures are built into development projects and U.S. aid policies; oversight and transparency increase for programs and grants; sanctions rules on aid are clarified; protections for domestic workers are expanded .

• When:

  • Some updates take effect with the next annual TIP Report cycle; program reporting moves to 2025 and 2029; funding authorizations extend through 2030 (and through 2029 for International Megan’s Law) .