# 119-s-2012: Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2025

119-s-2012, Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2012
- Congress: 119
- Title: Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Reauthorizes and expands the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to fund trauma‑informed care and trafficking prevention for runaway and homeless young people.** It creates new grant streams, raises service standards, and updates data and outreach tools to reach youth on the street and online. - Youth and families: Funds local centers and transitional living programs that offer safe shelter, counseling, trafficking victim services, and family engagement. Grants run for 5 years and programs may serve youth up to age 26. - Service providers and operations: Sets trauma‑informed, culturally and linguistically appropriate standards. Requires confidentiality protections, expanded street and online outreach, training, interagency coordination, and reporting on trafficking indicators. - Funding and administration: Authorizes $200.0 million for FY2026 for title activities and requires the Secretary to set per‑application grant ranges and prioritization rules tied to annual appropriations. *Authorizes new federal funding, including $200.0 million for FY2026 and additional program authorizations, which would increase federal spending if appropriated.*

## Cosponsors (9)

- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More federal grants for youth shelters: benefit, high. This bill would authorize $200 million for these programs in fiscal year 2026 and allow funding later years as needed. At least 90% of that money would go to shelter and transitional living grants. Grants would be five-year awards and must be given no later than 90 days before they start, with an a…
- Protections against program discrimination: benefit, medium. This bill would ban discrimination in these programs based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability. Programs could run sex-segregated services when necessary, but they would need to offer comparable services to those excluded. Enforcement w…
- More training, coordination, and reporting: benefit, low. This bill would expand interagency coordination to include HUD, Education, Labor, and Justice. It would require trauma-informed training over five years and allow online and on-site training. The bill would also require a Bureau report two years after enactment and then every three years, with new…
- Temporary rule waivers for grantees: benefit, low. This bill would let the Secretary waive title rules for up to three years in special circumstances. Grantees would need to apply in writing, explain the conflict or emergency, and certify youth safety would not be compromised. The Secretary would act in 30 days and must report approved waivers to C…
- New prevention grants for at-risk youth: benefit, low. This bill would create five-year prevention grants for entities that run Basic Center or Transitional Living programs. The Secretary would give priority to experienced providers and to requests of $75,000 or less per year. These prevention grants would add to other program funding and require a pre…
- Expanded shelter rules and services: mixed, medium. This bill would let Basic Center and Transitional Living programs serve youth under 26 and list prevention and trauma-informed services. Basic Centers would have to offer safe short-term shelter (up to 30 days or the state limit), counseling, suicide prevention, STI testing on request, and FAFSA he…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.

## Sources
- [119-s-2012 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2012)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2012 (as of 2026-08-11).