Executive Order 13903: Combating Human Trafficking and Online Child Exploitation in the United States
President: Donald J. Trump
Directed federal agencies to coordinate trafficking investigations, survivor services, and online child exploitation work.
Status: In effect. Sources: Federal Register: Executive Order 13903 · Federal Register 2020 executive order disposition table · DHS human trafficking laws and regulations.
Is Executive Order 13903 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13903, signed January 31, 2020, retains its continuing anti-trafficking coordination, victim-support and prevention directives. It has no expiration clause, and the Federal Register disposition record lists no later revocation.
What does Executive Order 13903 do?
The Attorney General was to coordinate with other agencies on enforcement, training and victim support, and report on progress under existing law.
Evidence reviewed September 26, 2026: A Justice Department FY 2020 report documents a public trafficking resource developed in response to the order. It does not measure a change in trafficking rates. The linked Federal Register text establishes the order’s directions; contextual agency links do not by themselves establish implementation.
Before and after
Before the order
The order addressed combating human trafficking and online child exploitation in the united states. The prior legal and administrative context is identified in its linked full text; this review does not assume every prior policy was displaced.
After the order
A Justice Department FY 2020 report documents a public trafficking resource developed in response to the order. It does not measure a change in trafficking rates.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Federal agencies named in the signed order | Directed Justice and other agencies to coordinate anti-trafficking investigations, victim services and online child-exploitation work, with reports and actions under existing statutes. | See the official text for precise duties and deadlines |
| Interagency trafficking task force and Justice Department | The Attorney General's FY 2020 report says interagency trafficking officials developed a public resource website in response to EO 13903. | FY 2020 |
What happened next
EO 13903 signed; the linked Federal Register record gives its published text.
Later primary evidence reviewed; the documented action and its limits were added to this guide.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The signed order and Justice Department — FY 2020 trafficking report document the directive and the dated subsequent step. The report documents that specific resource, not an effect on trafficking rates or all enforcement directives.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
Last checked against the sources above on September 26, 2026. How we research →