House Committee Reviews Frederick Douglass Act Reauthorization to Expand Anti-Trafficking Programs
This bill is in the House committee stage and has not seen any action since July 2025. It has been inactive for 11 months. The House must now consider the bill on the floor for it to move forward.
No action since July 2025
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 5856 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 5856 (118th) →How this policy affects specific groups of people
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Reports on the Frederick Douglass Act's focus on age-appropriate prevention education in schools and its provision of funds for survivors' employment and housing, while noting the legislative hurdles faced in the Senate.
Discusses the overwhelming bipartisan support for the Frederick Douglass Act, emphasizing its role in modernizing prevention and protection tools through survivor-informed policy and expanded federal funding.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
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