S. 3687 – Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024

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The Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024 requires the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime to put into action the anti‑trafficking recommendations identified in a December 2023 Government Accountability Office report on child trafficking. The law sets a 180‑day deadline for implementation, coordinated with the Administration for Children and Families’ Office on Trafficking in Persons, and mandates a follow‑up report to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees. It aims to improve public awareness, survivor support, and overall prevention of child trafficking.

Key Provisions

Defines “anti‑trafficking recommendations” as those in the GAO report titled “Child Trafficking: Addressing Challenges to Public Awareness and Survivor Support.”
Directs the Office for Victims of Crime, in coordination with the Office on Trafficking in Persons, to implement those recommendations within 180 days of the Act’s enactment.
Requires the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime to submit a detailed report to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees within 60 days after the implementation is completed, describing the steps taken.

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Introduced in Senate

January 30, 2024

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

January 30, 2024

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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Judiciary Committee

April 20, 2024

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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2928; text: CR S2928)

April 20, 2024

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

April 23, 2024

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Received in the House.

April 26, 2024 • 9:32 AM

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Held at the desk.

April 26, 2024 • 10:10 AM

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What members said about S. 3687 on the floor

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Sen. Charles E. SchumerD-NY · Apr 19, 2024

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 3687 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. I ask unanimous…

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Engrossed in SenateIssued April 20, 2024

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3687

AN ACT

To direct the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice to implement anti-trafficking recommendations of the Government Accountability Office.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024.

2.

Definitions

In this Act, 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.

3.

Implementation of anti-trafficking programs for children

(a)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 implement the anti-trafficking recommendations.

(b)

Report

Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Office for Victims of Crime implements the anti-trafficking recommendations pursuant to subsection (a), 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 by the Office to complete such implementation.

Passed the Senate April 20 (legislative day, April 19), 2024.

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