Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act

Bill: 115-hr-2480
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2017-05-17
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Human trafficking

Law enforcement administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to be used for programs to combat human trafficking.</p>

action_date: 2017-07-12
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to be used for programs to combat human trafficking.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2480 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 17, 2017 Mrs. Hartzler 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 . 2. Additional authorized use of Byrne JAG funds Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3751(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). .

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2480 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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 . 2. Additional authorized use of Byrne JAG funds Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3751(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). .

Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2480 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT 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 . 2. Additional authorized use of Byrne JAG funds Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3751(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). .

Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk