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Congress Advances Prevention and Education to End Human Trafficking

Congress is putting parties aside to extend the bipartisan protection and prevention of human trafficking in the United States.

The Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act has been stalled in the House since February 2025.

But Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Rep. Kwesi Mfume, D-Md., are now calling for more education to prevent human trafficking, increased funding to support victims, and stronger guardrails to combat trafficking abroad.

“Survivors told us clearly that healing doesn’t end when someone exits a trafficking situation—it’s just the beginning,” Smith said at a press conference on Thursday. “They asked for safe housing, mental health support, education, and job training. We listened.”

Smith announced that House leadership agreed to schedule the debate, and a vote, which is expected in two to three weeks. The wait time is based on other legislation already lined up, mainly FISA reauthorization.

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