National Human Trafficking Database Act

This bill would create a national database on human trafficking at the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime. It gives grants to state agencies to gather and report information to that office. The database would include, by county, numbers on arrests, prosecutions, and convictions; anonymous hotline and child services data; how many survivors received help; and the names and main services of local anti‑trafficking groups. The Department of Justice must publish the database online and, for each state, show county‑by‑county data, the 10 counties with the highest and lowest trafficking rates, and the number of federal cases in that state.

The bill includes strong privacy rules: data must be combined and anonymized, and no personal details about survivors may be demanded or shared. The Department of Justice also cannot use this data to decide funding. States that get grants must submit a plan within 180 days, report initial data within one year, and then send updates each year. The Department of Justice must issue guidance within 180 days, put the database online within 18 months, update it yearly, and send an annual report to Congress starting in fiscal year 2025. The bill sets aside $50 million per year for state grants and $1 million per year for the database for fiscal years 2025–2028.

• Who is affected: state agencies that track trafficking data and local anti‑trafficking groups; communities and survivors (with no personal information shared).
• What changes: a national, online database; grants to collect and report data; county‑level info and rankings; inclusion of federal case numbers.
• When: plan due in 180 days; first state data due in 1 year; database online in 18 months; yearly updates and reports starting in FY 2025.
• Funding: $50M per year for grants and $1M per year for the database, FY 2025–2028.