Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act

Senate Bill

S. 361

119th Congress

Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act

In Committee

Introduced:Feb 3, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Jon Ossoff

Senator

Democratic

GA

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary

This bill changes how federal grant money for human trafficking victims can be spent. It allows organizations that receive these grants to use more of the funding for administrative costs like training staff and managing budgets, while reducing the minimum amount that must be spent directly on victim services.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

SponsorJon Ossoff (D-GA)

Introduced2/3/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

ChamberSenate

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Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act

This bill changes how federal grant money for human trafficking victims can be spent. It allows organizations that receive these grants to use more of the funding for administrative costs like training staff and managing budgets, while reducing the minimum amo

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This bill changes how federal grant money for human trafficking victims can be spent. It allows organizations that receive these grants to use more of the funding for administrative costs like training staff and managing budgets, while reducing the minimum amount that must be spent directly on victim services.

Bill Number: 361
Sponsor: Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
Introduced: 2/3/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy Area: Crime and Law Enforcement

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Title: Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act
Bill Number: 361
Sponsor: Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced: 2/3/2025
Summary: This bill changes how federal grant money for human trafficking victims can be spent. It allows organizations that receive these grants to use more of the funding for administrative costs like training staff and managing budgets, while reducing the minimum amount that must be spent directly on victi

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill changes how federal grant money for human trafficking victims can be spent. It allows organizations that receive these grants to use more of the funding for administrative costs like training staff and managing budgets, while reducing the minimum amount that must be spent directly on victim services.

Last updated: 3/4/2026

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Organizations receiving grants can now use up to 7% of funds for training and technical assistance, increased from a required 3%.
Up to 10% of grant money can be used for evaluating programs and strengthening administration and budgeting, increased from a required 5%.
The minimum percentage of grant funds that must go directly to providing services to trafficking victims is reduced from 75% to 95% (note: this appears to be an increase based on the bill text going from 75% to 95%).
The changes make spending requirements more flexible by changing mandatory spending ('shall') to optional spending ('may') for certain administrative categories.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill affects organizations that receive federal grants to help victims of human trafficking, such as nonprofits and service providers. It gives these organizations more flexibility in how they spend grant money, allowing them to invest more in staff training, program evaluation, and administrative infrastructure. Trafficking victims may be indirectly affected depending on how organizations balance direct services with these administrative functions.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Subjects

Crime victims

Human trafficking

Law enforcement administration and funding

Smuggling and trafficking

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

361, 119th Congress (2025). "Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-361

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