Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
Sponsored By: Representative Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]
Passed House
Summary
A Department of Labor training program to detect and refer human trafficking will train agency staff who encounter workers to identify victims and forward cases to the right authorities. The law ties the term “human trafficking” to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and requires the program to begin within 180 days.
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- Workers in high-risk areas, including children affected by oppressive child labor, could be identified and connected to help because inspectors will get location-appropriate training and current detection methods.
- Department of Labor employees picked by the Secretary will receive the training and continuing education and must complete participant evaluations to measure effectiveness.
- Victims and law enforcement get clearer referral paths and coordination. The training must show how to refer cases to the Department of Justice, work with victim advocates and state and local officials, and DOL must report each year on training delivered and cases referred.
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Human trafficking training for Labor Department staff
If enacted, the Department of Labor would set up trafficking-detection training within 180 days. The Secretary would choose which employees need it based on their duties, with extra attention to Wage and Hour Division staff in states with rising oppressive child labor. The training would be in class or online and tailored to each work setting. It would cover how to spot trafficking while following privacy laws, and how to refer cases to the Department of Justice and other authorities, working with victim advocates and state and local officials. Employees would complete an evaluation after the training.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]
MI • R
Cosponsors
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
GU • R
Sponsored 1/8/2026
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