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Congress·In Committee·S. 426

Ensuring Accountability and Dignity in Government Contracting Act of 2025

Congress targets tougher anti-trafficking reporting and investigations in federal contracting

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No legislative action in over 90 days.

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Key Points

  • Federal contractors and grantees would have to turn in their anti-trafficking compliance plan when they certify they are following the rules, not only when asked.
  • If a contractor, subcontractor, or agent is found to have been involved in trafficking-related conduct during a contract or grant, the contractor’s representative must quickly report it and explain what they did to fix it.
  • When a report is filed, an agency Inspector General would be required to investigate what happened and whether the contractor’s fix was good enough.
  • Agencies could pause payments until the contractor takes proper corrective steps, and key officials would be notified if an investigation isn’t finished because the contractor already corrected the problem.
  • The federal budget office would have to report to Congress within 18 months on targeting more checks in high-risk contracts and locations, streamlining reports, and tracking anti-trafficking training for contracting staff.
Labor EmploymentConsumer ProtectionNational Security

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(3)
Farmer Rancher
Neutral
Federal Employee
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Small Business Owner
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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Feb 5, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Feb 5, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Ensuring Accountability and Dignity in Government Contracting Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 426
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Cosponsors

(3)
D: 2R: 1

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