YourVoice.Now Summary
Criminal Justice & Due ProcessNew federal task force and grants to spot child trafficking victims and steer them to care, not court.
Criminal Justice & Due Process
The Justice Department could give grants to states, cities, and tribes to set up programs that send child trafficking victims to services before trial instead of through court. A new federal task force would also push to screen arrested youth for signs they are trafficking victims.
A state or city could get up to 20% more grant money if it has a policy not to prosecute or punish child trafficking victims. Working with a victim-focused team or running a diversion program also qualifies.
Grant money could pay for protecting child trafficking victims who testify against the people who exploited them. The bill does not spell out what form that protection takes.
More about this bill
Most families would see no direct change. Children who are trafficked for sex would be the focus, with new federal help that runs from classrooms to long-term housing. The Attorney General would lead a new task force with six other federal departments. Its job is to cut child trafficking and link young victims to care. That includes checking whether arrested kids are trafficking victims. It also includes steering young victims to help instead of court. Five grant programs would follow. Schools and foster care agencies could get money to teach children about trafficking. States, cities, and tribes could train police and prosecutors to spot young victims. They could also protect victims who testify. Places with a policy not to prosecute child victims could get up to 20% more. Nonprofits could get grants for job training, counseling, and long-term housing for survivors. No dollar amounts are set. The Justice and Health departments would also study how children are drawn in. Their report to Congress is due within 3 years.
Congressional Summary
Save Our Girls from Sex Trafficking Act of 2025 This bill establishes an interagency task force and authorizes various grants to combat domestic child human trafficking. Additionally, it requires the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services to study and report on child human trafficking, including how and why children enter the sex trade.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-12-19
- Date Added
- 2026-10-02
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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