‘‘(II) a crime involving severe 
forms of trafficking in persons (as de-
fined in section 103(11) of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7102(11))); 
‘‘(III) a crime of domestic violence 
(as defined in section 40002(a)(12) of 
the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(12))); 
‘‘(IV) a crime of child abuse and 
neglect (as defined in section 3 of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (Public Law 93–247; 42 U.S.C. 
5101 note)); 
‘‘(V) murder, manslaughter, or an 
attempt to commit murder or man-
slaughter (as defined in sections 1111, 
1112, and 1113 of title 18, United 
States Code); 
‘‘(VI) a crime involving the re-
ceipt, distribution, or possession of a 
visual depiction of a minor engaging 
in sexually explicit conduct (as de-
scribed in section 2252 of title 18, 
United States Code); 
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‘‘(VII) any crime for which an 
alien is required to be taken into cus-
tody pursuant to section 236(c)(1) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1226(c)(1)); 
‘‘(VIII) any aggravated felony (as 
defined in section 101 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act); 
‘‘(IX) any crime defined as a fel-
ony by the relevant jurisdiction (Fed-
eral, State, tribal, or local); 
‘‘(X) any crime punishable by 
more than 1 year of imprisonment; or 
‘‘(XI) any other criminal offense 
as designated by the Attorney General, 
in the Attorney General’s sole and 
unreviewable discretion.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Sub-
ject to the requirements of subparagraph (B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subject to the requirements of 
subparagraphs (B) and (D)’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) INFORMATION
ABOUT
INDIVIDUALS 
WITH
WHOM
CHILDREN
ARE
PLACED.—Before 
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placing a child with any individual, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall pro-
vide to the Secretary of Homeland Security, with 
regard to the individual with whom the child 
will be placed and each adult resident of the in-
dividual’s household, information on— 
‘‘(i) the name of the individual and 
each adult resident of the individual’s 
household; 
‘‘(ii) the social security number or in-
dividual taxpayer identification number of 
the individual and each adult resident of 
the individual’s household; 
‘‘(iii) the date of birth of the indi-
vidual and of each adult resident of the in-
dividual’s household; 
‘‘(iv) the physical location and address 
of the individual’s residence where the child 
will be placed; 
‘‘(v) the immigration status of the in-
dividual and each adult resident of the in-
dividual’s household; 
‘‘(vi) contact information for the indi-
vidual and for each adult resident of the in-
dividual’s household, including telephone 
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numbers, email addresses, and work tele-
phone numbers (if available); and 
‘‘(vii) the results of all background and 
criminal records checks conducted on the in-
dividual and each adult resident of the in-
dividual’s household, which shall include at 
a minimum an investigation of the Dru 
Sjodin 
National 
Sex 
Offender 
Public 
Website, a public records background check, 
and a national criminal history background 
check based on fingerprints.’’. 
SEC. 4. CONSTRUCTION; SEVERABILITY. 
Any provision of the this Act or an amendment made 
by this Act held to be invalid or unenforceable by its terms, 
or as applied to any person or circumstance, shall be con-
strued so as to give it the maximum effect permitted by 
law, unless such holding shall be utterly invalid or unen-
forceable, in which event such provision shall be deemed sev-
erable from this Act and shall not affect the remainder of 
this Act, or the application of such provision to other per-
sons not similarly situated or to other, dissimilar cir-
cumstances. 
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SEC. 5. EXEMPTION FROM PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT 
AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT. 
(a) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.—Nothing in this 
Act may be construed to require the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
Secretary of State, or the Attorney General to comply with 
the requirements of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 
Act’’) if such individuals determine that compliance would 
impede the immediate implementation of this Act or the 
amendments made by this Act. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.—Nothing in 
this Act may be construed to require the Secretary of Home-
land Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General to pro-
mulgate regulations under subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 
5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Ad-
ministrative Procedure Act’’), if such individuals determine 
that compliance would impede the immediate implementa-
tion of this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), this Act and the amendments made by this shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—This Act and the amendments 
made by this Act shall apply to any release and custody 
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determinations for an unaccompanied alien child (as de-
fined in section 642(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002), that are pending or occur on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and all release redetermina-
tions. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the 
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reau-
thorization Act of 2008 and the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of 
children.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 297 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4371 
[Report No. 119–345] 
A BILL 
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to 
enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of chil-
dren. 
OCTOBER 17, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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