Tim Tebow urges Congress to fight child trafficking, abuse in emotional plea: 'Darkest hour of need'
Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow appeared on Capitol Hill this past week to urge lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee to pass legislation to better combat child exploitation , trafficking, and abuse — describing the effort as a fight "for people who cannot fight for themselves" and in their "darkest hour of need." Tebow, the founder and chair of his eponymous Tim Tebow Foundation , used the impassioned testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee to shore up support for the Renewed Hope Act of 2026, or bipartisan legislation that seeks to increase federal resources to fight child exploitation and abuse. Framing the crisis as a "fight for people who cannot fight for themselves in their darkest hour of need," Tebow said his foundation is working "imperfectly, but in every way that we can" to support the fight against child exploitation, including by providing additional support to law enforcement, and funding long-term restoration ...