GRACIE Act of 2025

The GRACIE Act (Generate Recordings of All Child protective Interviews Everywhere) would establish a grant program within the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award federal funds to states that require the recording of all child welfare interviews with children and adults. The bill aims to modernize child protective services interview protocols to help identify and protect child trafficking victims, as well as children experiencing domestic violence, physical and emotional abuse, and other forms of harm. The legislation would include privacy protections for recordings, ensuring they are only shared in law enforcement investigations and retained only as long as needed for case resolution. The bill is currently in committee and has not yet been voted on by the full Senate.