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Union Calendar No. 433 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4307 
[Report No. 119–507] 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to train certain employees of Department 
of Labor how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in pre-
venting human trafficking during the course of their official duties, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2025 
Mr. WALBERG (for himself and Mrs. MCBATH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
FEBRUARY 20, 2026 
Additional sponsors: Mr. NORCROSS and Mr. MOYLAN 
FEBRUARY 20, 2026 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on (July 10, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to train certain employees 
of Department of Labor how to effectively detect and 
assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking 
during the course of their official duties, and for other 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhancing Detection 
of Human Trafficking Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘human trafficking’’ means any 
act or practice described in paragraph (11) of section 103 
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102). 
SEC. 3. TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TO IDEN-
TIFY HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 
implement a program to provide the training and periodic 
continuing education described in subsection (b) to employ-
ees of the Department of Labor whom the Secretary deter-
mines should receive such training or education based on 
their official duties. In making such determination with re-
spect to employees of the Wage and Hour Division, the Sec-
retary shall consider the training and education needs of 
such employees operating in a State with a significant in-
crease in oppressive child labor (as defined in section 3(l) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(l)). 
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(b) TRAINING
AND
CONTINUING
EDUCATION
DE-
SCRIBED.—The training and continuing education pro-
vided under the program referred to in subsection (a)— 
(1) may be conducted through in-class or virtual 
learning capabilities; and 
(2) shall include— 
(A) training or continuing education that— 
(i) is most appropriate for the par-
ticular location or professional environment 
in which the employees receiving such train-
ing or continuing education perform their 
official duties; 
(ii) covers topics determined by the 
Secretary of Labor to appropriately reflect 
current trends and best practices for such 
location or environment; and 
(iii) includes— 
(I) the provision of current infor-
mation on matters related to the detec-
tion of human trafficking to the extent 
relevant to the official duties of such 
employees, and consistent with privacy 
laws; 
(II) methods for identifying sus-
pected victims of human trafficking 
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and parties who may be suspected of 
the trafficking activity; and 
(III) a clear course of action for 
referring potential cases of human traf-
ficking to the Department of Justice 
and other appropriate authorities, in 
accordance with best practices for pro-
tecting the rights of victims of human 
trafficking, including appropriate col-
laboration with victim advocacy orga-
nizations, Federal agencies, and State 
and local officials; and 
(B) an evaluation of the training or con-
tinuing education by such employees after the 
completion of such training or education. 
SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 1 year after the Secretary of Labor first 
implements the program under section 3(a), and each year 
thereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Education and Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report on— 
(1) the training and continuing education pro-
vided under the program for the preceding year, in-
cluding— 
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(A) an evaluation (including the overall ef-
fectiveness) of such training and continuing edu-
cation; and 
(B) the number of individuals who have 
completed such training or continuing education; 
and 
(2) the number of cases related to the detection 
of human trafficking, which were referred to the De-
partment of Justice and other appropriate authorities 
during the preceding year by the Department of 
Labor, and the processes used by the Department of 
Labor to accurately measure and track the response 
of the Department of Justice and other appropriate 
authorities to such cases. 
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Union Calendar No. 433 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4307 
[Report No. 119–507] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to train certain 
employees of Department of Labor how to effec-
tively detect and assist law enforcement in pre-
venting human trafficking during the course of 
their official duties, and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 20, 2026 
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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