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This bill, known as the "Ensuring Accountability and Dignity in Government Contracting Act of 2025," proposes modifications to prevent human trafficking in government contracts by strengthening reporting and investigation requirements. Specifically, the bill amends existing law to require that if a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement recipient discovers trafficking-related activities, they must promptly report these to the contracting officer. The bill mandates that the Inspector General must investigate such reported activities and, if a recipient acknowledges misconduct and takes appropriate corrective action, notify the agency's head and suspension/debarment official. Additionally, the bill allows for suspending payments to recipients until they take appropriate remedial actions. The legislation also requires the Office of Management and Budget to submit a report within 18 months examining the feasibility of enhancing anti-trafficking compliance assessments across federal agencies, including improved tracking of anti-trafficking training for contracting personnel and streamlining reporting processes for trafficking victims protection laws. The goal is to create more robust mechanisms for identifying, reporting, and addressing potential human trafficking within government contracting.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1036/all-info