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H.R. 863 — National Human Trafficking Database Act — Project Euthyna

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National Human Trafficking Database Act

This bill establishes a framework to collect comprehensive data on human trafficking.

At the federal level, the bill requires the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) within the Department of Justice to establish an online database that includes human trafficking data for each state.

At the state level, the bill authorizes grants for covered state agencies (e.g., a state bureau of investigation or similar law enforcement agency) to collect and report human trafficking data to the OVC.

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To establish a national human trafficking database at the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, and to incentivize certain State agencies to report data to the database.Official Title as Introduced

National Human Trafficking Database ActShort Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history

H.R. 863·House·Bill·Crime and Law Enforcement

Rep. Kevin Kiley(Independent-California-3)·

Jan 31, 2025

IntroducedIntroduced in House

Jan 31, 2025

HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Documents

Everything Congress printed about this measure. A bill is reprinted each time it changes, the Congressional Research Service summarizes each version, and the committee that reports a bill files its own written account of it.

Bill text

Jan 31, 2025As introduced in the House

Plain-language summaries

Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House

Where it stands

In committee — the House

On the floor — the House

In committee — the Senate

On the floor — the Senate

Resolving differences

With the President

Became law

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