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S 426 · in committee · major

Ensuring Accountability and Dignity in Government Contracting Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill requires federal contractors and grant recipients to submit human trafficking prevention plans and report any trafficking activities.
  • It affects companies and organizations receiving federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements valued over $500,000 for work outside the U.S.
  • Agencies must investigate reports, suspend payments until remedial action is taken, and can penalize recipients who fail to address trafficking.

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  1. 01

    How would requiring federal contractors to submit human trafficking prevention plans affect the cost and competitiveness of bids for overseas contracts?

  2. 02

    What specific evidence suggests that trafficking occurs frequently enough in federally-funded overseas work to justify the reporting and investigation requirements?

  3. 03

    If a contractor's payment is suspended pending investigation of trafficking allegations, how should disputes over remedial action adequacy be resolved?

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James Lankford

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Introduced 2025-02-05

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-05 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  2. 2025-02-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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