This bill would fund efforts to prevent the smuggling and trafficking of children and young women ages 12 to 24. It would also help pay for services for victims and people at risk. The bill sets aside $50 million and blocks lawsuits based only on this new section.
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SAVE Girls Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest action on S. 48: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects children and young women ages 12 to 24 who have been smuggled into the United States, trafficked, or face that risk. It also affects the state, tribal, local, and nonprofit groups that could receive grant money to prevent trafficking and help victims. Federal agencies would also have to run the program and decide how to award the funds.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it would steer federal money toward preventing smuggling and trafficking and helping a specific age group recover. That could change what services and programs are available in communities that receive grants. It also matters because the bill limits lawsuits by saying this new section cannot, on its own, be used to sue the federal government or its workers.
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