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Lawmakers and witnesses warn cuts to federal programs and staffing have weakened anti‑trafficking capacity

Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, House Committee on Oversight and Reform · December 11, 2025
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Members of the subcommittee and witnesses said recent cuts to federal offices and grants have reduced training, specialized staff and technologists in government, undermining enforcement and victim support; witnesses urged restoration of funding and staffing.

Multiple members of the House Oversight subcommittee warned that reductions in federal programs and staffing have hampered efforts to identify and recover trafficking victims, and witnesses agreed that funding and personnel are essential complements to technological tools.

Representative Shubhrant Ramnam and others cited a list of…

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