Strengthens protections for child sex trafficking victims testifying in federal courts.
This bill would make it safer and easier for child sex trafficking victims to testify against human traffickers. It would create new guidelines for federal agencies and update how child testimony is recorded, aiming to reduce stress and improve safety for young witnesses.
Today, federal law provides some protections for child victims, including videotaped testimony. After this bill, the Attorney General would develop new victim-centered guidance for child sex trafficking victims testifying, and federal law would be updated to allow for digitally recorded testimony. Existing training for federal law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges would expand to include these new protections, and federal grant funds could be used for more ways to help these victims.
HR 7225 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 7/10
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