Bill Details
HR.520 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-01-16 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-01-16
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Committees
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Sponsors
Cosponsors
View cosponsors (20)
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-Pennsylvania-17]
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-Texas-2]
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-Texas-6]
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-Missouri-2]
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-New York-2]
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-Arizona-6]
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-Minnesota-8]
- Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-Alabama-5]
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-New York-17]
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-South Carolina-1]
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-Nebraska-2]
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-Georgia-10]
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-Texas-14]
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-Florida-27]
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-Iowa-1]
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-Mississippi-3]
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-New York-3]
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-Illinois-17]
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-Florida-5]
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-Pennsylvania-9]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would let local and state law enforcement use Byrne JAG grant money for programs that fight human trafficking. It specifically allows the funds to be used for efforts that stop trafficking and also reduce the demand for trafficked people. In simple terms, it gives police and related agencies another way to pay for anti-trafficking work through an existing federal grant program.
- It changes the federal law that governs Byrne JAG grants, which are grants used to support criminal justice and public safety efforts.
- The new allowed use of the money is for programs that combat human trafficking.
- Those programs may also include efforts to reduce the demand for trafficked persons, not just efforts that focus on victims or traffickers.
- The bill does not create a new grant program; it expands how an existing one can be used.
Official Summaries
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.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 520 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 520
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.
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Law Enforcement To Fight
Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2025''.
SEC. 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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