{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-863","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":863,"title":"National Human Trafficking Database Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-31","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"K000401","fullName":"Rep. Kiley, Kevin [R-CA-3]","party":"R","state":"CA","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":8,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-01-31","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Crime and Law Enforcement","subjects":["Computers and information technology","Congressional oversight","Crime victims","Criminal justice information and records","Department of Justice","Executive agency funding and structure","Government information and archives","Human trafficking","Intergovernmental relations","Internet, web applications, social media","Smuggling and trafficking","Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations","State and local government operations"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-31","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>National Human Trafficking Database Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes a framework to collect comprehensive data on human trafficking.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2025-12-19T09:08:04Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":504,"ts":"2026-04-15T14:33:17.319Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=National%20Human%20Trafficking%20Database%20Act"}]}}