Anna's Law of 2025 directs the federal government to fund grants for law enforcement agencies and emergency medical services to develop and expand trauma-informed training programs for their personnel. The training focuses on understanding how trauma affects sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking survivors, and teaches officers and EMTs how to respond to these victims without causing additional harm or retraumatization. Grant recipients must ensure that new law enforcement and emergency medical personnel receive at least eight hours of this training, while experienced officers and EMTs receive at least four hours annually, and the bill requires trainers to have diverse professional backgrounds and representation. The legislation also requires the federal government to maintain a searchable online directory of qualified trainers and submit annual reports to Congress evaluating the program's effectiveness, including data on prosecution outcomes and survivor feedback. While the bill text does not specify a total funding amount, each individual grant period is one year.
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