S.Amdt. 2971Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)2nd degree
To direct the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice to continue implementing the anti-trafficking recommendations of the Government Accountability Office and to report to Congress regarding such implementation.
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Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
Submitted July 22, 2025
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2971 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
October 9, 2025
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2971 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
October 9, 2025
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2971 proposed by Senator Wicker for Senator Ossoff to Amendment SA 3748.
October 9, 2025
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Amendment SA 2971 proposed by Senator Wicker for Senator Ossoff to Amendment SA 3748. (consideration: CR S7074-7086)
October 9, 2025
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Amendment SA 2971 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
October 9, 2025
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Senate amendment submitted
July 22, 2025
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SA 2971. Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following: SEC. 1038. CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025''. (b) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``anti- trafficking recommendations'' means the recommendations set forth in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled ``Child Trafficking: Addressing Challenges to Public Awareness and Survivor Support'', which was published on December 11, 2023. (c) In General.--The Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, in coordination with the Office on Trafficking in Persons of the Administration for Children and Families, shall continue implementing the anti-trafficking recommendations by-- (1) working together, in accordance with the leading collaboration practices referenced in GAO-24-106038, to develop and implement strategies to prevent child trafficking and support child trafficking survivors; and (2) establishing achievable performance goals and targets for anti-trafficking programs for children that reflect leading practices, such as being objective, measurable, and quantifiable, using baseline data from program grantees. (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that explicitly describes the steps taken pursuant to subsection (c). ______