Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-467
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2019-01-10
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Human trafficking

Law enforcement administration and funding

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill modifies the requirements regarding trafficking victim services grants. Specifically, it creates a preference for applicants who use the grant funds to investigate and prosecute individuals who solicit or purchase commercial sex.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 467 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 10, 2019 Mr. Kinzinger (for himself and Ms. Kelly of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to encourage a victim-centered approach to combating human trafficking, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2019 . 2. Implementing a victim-centered approach to combating human trafficking Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Preferences The Attorney General shall provide affirmative preferences to applicants for grant funding under this paragraph whose grant application includes an attestation that grant funds awarded to a State or local law enforcement agency will be used in part to assist in strengthening efforts to reduce demand for human trafficking through the investigation and prosecution of persons who solicit or purchase commercial sex. .