Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-7824
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2024-03-26
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Crime prevention

Crime victims

Crimes against children

Human trafficking

Smuggling and trafficking
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7824 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2024 Mr. Owens (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice to implement anti-trafficking recommendations of the Government Accountability Office.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024 . 2. Definitions In this Act, the term anti-trafficking recommendations means the recommendations set forth in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled Child Trafficking: Addressing Challenges to Public Awareness and Survivor Support , which was published on December 11, 2023. 3. Implementation of anti-trafficking programs for children (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, in coordination with the Office on Trafficking in Persons of the Administration for Children and Families, shall implement the anti-trafficking recommendations. (b) Report Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Office for Victims of Crime implements the anti-trafficking recommendations pursuant to subsection (a), the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that explicitly describes the steps taken by the Office to complete such implementation.