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Empowering Law Enforcement To Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2025 This bill allows grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to be used for programs to combat human trafficking.
Action Timeline
2025-01-16
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-16
Introduced in House
2025-01-16
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.520 pass?
HR.520 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 51%.
What does HR.520 do?
Empowering Law Enforcement To Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2025 This bill allows grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to be used for programs to combat human trafficking.
Who sponsored HR.520?
HR.520 was sponsored by Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 520 IH: Empowering Law Enforcement To Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 520 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2025 Mr. Luttrell (for himself, Mr. Deluzio , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Ellzey , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Garbarino , Mr. Ciscomani , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Strong , Mr. Lawler , Ms. Mace , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Collins , Mr. Weber of Texas , Ms. Salazar , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Guest , and Mr. Suozzi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include an additional permissible use of amounts provided as grants under the Byrne JAG program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Law Enforcement To Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2025 . 2. Additional authorized use of Byrne JAG funds Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (I) Programs to combat human trafficking (including programs to reduce the demand for trafficked persons). .
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