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HR 6475

Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced by Jeff Van Drew and 8 co-sponsors

Keeps DOJ-OVC and ACF aligned with GAO’s child trafficking recommendations, sets measurable program goals, and reports progress to Congress within 180 days.

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Bill Summary · HR 6475

Summary of HR 6475: Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025

Overview

  • Bill Number/Title: H.R. 6475, Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025
  • Status: Introduced in the House of Representatives on December 4, 2025; referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Primary Purpose: Direct the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), in coordination with the Administration for Children and Families’ Office on Trafficking in Persons, to continue implementing anti-trafficking recommendations from a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report and to report back to Congress on steps taken.

Key Provisions

  1. Definition of “anti-trafficking recommendations”

    • The bill defines this term as the recommendations laid out in GAO’s December 11, 2023 report: “Child Trafficking: Addressing Challenges to Public Awareness and Survivor Support.”

  2. Continued implementation of anti-trafficking programs for children

    • The OVC, in coordination with the Office on Trafficking in Persons (a part of the Administration for Children and Families), must continue implementing the GAO-referenced anti-trafficking recommendations.
    • Actions include:
      • Collaborating using leading collaboration practices identified in GAO-23-106038 to develop and implement strategies to prevent child trafficking and to support child trafficking survivors.
      • Establishing achievable performance goals and targets for anti-trafficking programs for children that reflect leading practices (e.g., objective, measurable, quantifiable). These goals should be based on baseline data from program grantees.

  3. Reporting requirement

    • No later than 180 days after enactment, the Director of the OVC must submit a report to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on the Judiciary detailing the steps taken to implement subsection (a).

Who is Affected

  • Children and survivors of child trafficking who participate in or benefit from anti-trafficking programs administered or funded by the Department of Justice (through the OVC) and the Administration for Children and Families.
  • Program grantees and organizations participating in federal anti-trafficking initiatives, who would provide baseline data used to set performance goals.
  • Federal agencies: Department of Justice (Office for Victims of Crime) and the Office on Trafficking in Persons within the Administration for Children and Families.

Procedural and Timeline Details

  • Introduced: December 4, 2025.
  • Referral: House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Key timeline: A formal reporting requirement is triggered, with a final reporting deadline of 180 days after enactment for the required implementation steps to be described to Congress.

Purpose and Impact (Plain Language)

The bill focuses on ensuring that the federal approach to combating child trafficking remains aligned with GAO’s recommendations, improves coordination across agencies, and strengthens program performance. By setting concrete, measurable goals and requiring a Congress-facing report within six months, the measure aims to improve public awareness, survivor support, and program effectiveness for children affected by trafficking.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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