Empowering Law Enforcement To Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-520
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2025-01-16
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Human trafficking

Law enforcement administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Empowering Law Enforcement To Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill allows grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to be used for programs to combat human trafficking.</p>

tv_txt: 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). .