Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act
Sponsored By: Representative Buchanan
Introduced
Summary
This bill creates a federal demonstration project to train K‑12 students, teachers, and school personnel to recognize, prevent, and respond to child trafficking and exploitation. It charges the Office on Trafficking in Persons to approve curricula, fund grants, and track results.
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- Students and families: Provides age‑appropriate, culturally competent curricula for K‑12 students and requires tracking of trained students and at‑risk youth so schools can identify needs and referrals.
- Teachers and school staff: Funds training and a scalable Train‑the‑Trainer model so school personnel can spot signs and follow protocols to work with law enforcement and refer survivors to services.
- Survivors and at‑risk youth: Requires grant projects to include protocols for survivor referrals and to report counts and demographics of survivors and at‑risk students without revealing personal data.
- Federal administration and grants: The Administration for Children and Families will approve nonprofit vendors, award grants with priority for high‑prevalence or underserved areas, and must use privacy‑protective data collection methods.
*Authorizes $15.0 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2029 to carry out the demonstration project, totaling $60.0 million in authorized funding over four years.*
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K-12 training to prevent trafficking
If enacted, the government would run a K-12 demonstration project to spot and prevent child trafficking. Schools, districts, states, and nonprofits could get grants to train students, teachers, and school staff with vetted, age-appropriate lessons. The program would prioritize areas with many reported cases or large at-risk or underserved youth populations. Grantees would set protocols with law enforcement and connect survivors to services. The Director would report results to Congress each year, starting within one year, with strong privacy protections.
Four years of K-12 training funds
If enacted, Congress would authorize $15 million each year for fiscal years 2026–2029. The money would fund grants and other work under the K-12 anti-trafficking demonstration project. Funds would flow through the Office on Trafficking in Persons and must serve K-12 students.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Buchanan
FL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/11/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
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