H.R. 863 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
National Human Trafficking Database Act
Cosponsors: 8 (6 D, 2 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-31
Latest action (2025-01-31): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 863 does, in plain terms
National Human Trafficking Database Act This bill establishes a framework to collect comprehensive data on human trafficking. At the federal level, the bill requires the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) within the Department of Justice to establish an online database that includes human trafficking data for each state. At the state level, the bill authorizes grants for covered state agencies (e.g., a state bureau of investigation or similar law enforcement agency) to collect and report human trafficking data to the OVC.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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