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Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act
To strengthen trafficking victim assistance grant funding.
Summary
The bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to strengthen grant funding for victim assistance organizations. It increases the percentage of grant funds that must be used for direct services to trafficking victims from 75 percent to 95 percent. It increases the allowable percentages for specific administrative expenses and overhead, including from 3 to 7 percent for certain costs and from 5 to 10 percent for other administrative expenses and program administration. The bill makes certain funding restrictions discretionary rather than mandatory, allowing more flexibility in how funds are allocated. These changes aim to allow more grant funding to reach direct victim services while providing increased flexibility for administrative and operational costs.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA)
1 cosponsor
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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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Full text
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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