Since taking office, Sen. Ossoff has worked to protect kids online, investigate child abuse, fight child traffickers, & strengthen pediatric health care
This summer, Sen. Ossoff offered an amendment to prevent cutoff of food aid to starving kids in war zones
Washington, D.C. — UNICEF is honoring U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff for his work protecting children.
This week, UNICEF USA honored Sen. Ossoff with one of their 2025 “Champion for Children” Awards for his efforts to protect children, including working to prevent the cutoff of food aid to starving children in war zones and his work to protect children in Georgia.
Since taking office, Sen. Ossoff has passed bipartisan legislation and delivered Federal funding to protect children online, combat child trafficking, protect children from sexual abuse, strengthen pediatric health care, expand mental health care for kids, and more.
This summer, Sen. Ossoff offered an amendment to protect funding for UNICEF, which runs nutrition programs in 130 countries to reach children in need and brings safe drinking water and sanitation to children in their homes and schools. However, Senate Republicans blocked the amendment.
“Nothing matters more than the safety of children. That’s why I’ve worked in the Senate to protect kids online, investigate child abuse, fight child traffickers, and strengthen pediatric health care. I’m grateful for the extraordinary work of UNICEF USA standing up for kids in America and around the world,” said Sen. Ossoff.
Sen. Ossoff continues working to protect children across Georgia.
Last month, Sen. Ossoff passed through the Senate his bipartisan Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025 to strengthen coordination between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prevent child trafficking.
Earlier this year, Sens. Ossoff and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the bipartisan Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act, which would cut red tape to better respond to the needs of service organizations working with victims of human trafficking and create additional flexibility in certain grant programs.
Last year, Sen. Ossoff’s bipartisan REPORT Act with Sen. Blackburn became law, which — for the first time — required websites and social media platforms to report crimes involving Federal trafficking and enticement of children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
Last year, Sen. Ossoff delivered over 1.7 million through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to help hire and train more mental health counselors for students in Georgia schools and delivered $1,205,656 in Federal funding to help Egleston Children’s Hospital at Emory University train and retain more pediatric physicians.
Also last year, Sens. Ossoff and Chuck Grassley (R-IA)’s bipartisan Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023 was signed into law to strengthen Federal protections against the sexual abuse of children, including online exploitation.
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