Senate Passes $108.5M Child Trafficking Measure, Expanding DHS Investigators to 200

Executive Briefing

• Reveals DHS currently employs only seven forensic analysts dedicated to child exploitation investigations nationwide
• Funds 200 new investigators and analysts under a $108.5 million provision in the $70 billion reconciliation package
• Marks what Hawley's office calls the largest federal investment ever made to combat child trafficking
• Includes creation of a dedicated training program for federal, state, and local law enforcement coordination
• Cites testimony that 338,000 unique IP addresses shared child exploitation material in months, with few investigated