Senate unanimously passes Grassley's 'Preventing Child Trafficking Act'

The Senate unanimously passed Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley's bill Tuesday that aims at combating child trafficking by bolstering coordination between the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services.

The legislation, which was introduced by Grassley and Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, previously passed the upper chamber unanimously in the last Congress.

“This is an important bill with an important objective, fostering communication between the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services with the result, we hope, of preventing children from falling prey to the evils of human trafficking,” Grassley said on the Senate floor. “Preventing future instances of trafficking is very, very essential and I’m happy to support this bill’s advancement today.”

The bill, dubbed the Preventing Child Trafficking Act, would force the departments to adopt anti-child-trafficking recommendations proposed by the United States Government Accountability Office in 2023. 

The bipartisan legislation now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration, and if it passes there, it will go to President Donald Trump's desk for his signature.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.