Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025

This bill tells the Justice Department’s Office for Victims of Crime to keep carrying out federal recommendations to prevent child trafficking and to better help child survivors. It requires that office to work closely with the Health and Human Services team that fights trafficking. Together, they must follow proven teamwork practices, create clear goals that can be measured, and use real baseline data from grantees to track progress on programs for kids. The office must also send Congress a report within 180 days explaining what steps it has taken.

Key points

• Who is affected: Children at risk of trafficking, child survivors, and the local programs that serve them.
• What changes: Federal offices must keep applying specific anti-trafficking recommendations, set measurable goals, and coordinate closely to prevent trafficking and support survivors.
• When: A progress report to Congress is due within 180 days after the law takes effect.