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Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act
To strengthen trafficking victim assistance grant funding.
Summary
- Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to modify the allocation of trafficking victim assistance grant funding.
- Increases the maximum percentage of grants that may be used for technical assistance and training from 3 percent to up to 7 percent.
- Increases the maximum percentage of grants for evaluation, research, and data collection from 5 percent to up to 10 percent and authorizes strengthening program administration and budgeting.
- Increases the minimum percentage of grants that must be used for direct victim assistance from 75 percent to 95 percent.
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Sponsor (1)
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![Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/O000174.thumb.jpg)
Sen. Ossoff, Jon (D-GA)
1 cosponsor
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![Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/B001243.thumb.jpg)
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN)
Actions (2)
- Feb 3, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Feb 3, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 3, 2025
Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To strengthen trafficking victim assistance grant funding.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act”.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING.
Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “shall” and insert “may”;
(B) in clause (i), by striking “three percent” and inserting “ up to 7 percent”;
(C) in clause (ii)—
(i) by striking “5 percent” and inserting “up to 10 percent”; and
(ii) by inserting “and strengthening program administration and budgeting” after “activities”; and
(D) in clause (iii), by striking “one percent” and inserting “up to 1 percent”; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), strike “75 percent” and insert “95 percent”. <all>
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