U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10925: Countering Online Trafficking Act
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
To require an assessment with respect to the technical capacity of the Department of State to address the use of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to facilitate trafficking in persons.
What the bill says
To require an assessment with respect to the technical capacity of the Department of State to address the use of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to facilitate trafficking in persons.
From the introduced text, October 29, 2026:
A BILL To require an assessment with respect to the technical capacity of the Department of State to address the use of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to facilitate trafficking in persons. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Countering Online Trafficking Act . SECTION 2. Assessment of technical capacity to combat technology-facilitated trafficking in persons (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ambassador-at-Large of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, in consultation with the head of any other appropriate bureau or office of the Department of State, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an assessment of the following: (1) The extent to which the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons has timely access to personnel with specialized technical expertise necessary to carry out the responsibilities of such office with respect to the use of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies used to facilitate trafficking in persons, particularly trafficking involving children, including any significant gaps in such access. (2) If significant gaps are identified under paragraph (1), the actions the Ambassador-at-Large intends to take, using existing authorities and resources, to address such gaps, including …
Sponsors
- Gallagher, James (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- : Introduced in House
Common questions
- What is HB10925?
- HB10925 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Countering Online Trafficking Act.
- What does HB10925 do?
- In its own words: To require an assessment with respect to the technical capacity of the Department of State to address the use of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to facilitate trafficking in persons.
- What is the status of HB10925?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10925?
- Gallagher, James (R).
- Where is the official record for HB10925?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10925
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