H.R. 520

Summary

H.R. 520, the Empowering Law Enforcement To Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 16, 2025 by Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R) with 22 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 520 has 22 co-sponsors.

119 HR 520 IH: Empowering Law Enforcement To Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-16
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 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.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Empowering Law Enforcement To Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2025  .
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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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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R) sponsors H.R. 520, and 22 members have co-sponsored it, 17 of them from the day it was introduced.

Morgan Luttrell

Rep. · R–TX-8 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025

Don Bacon

Rep. · R–NE-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 16, 2025 · Original

Juan Ciscomani

Rep. · R–AZ-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 16, 2025 · Original

Mike Collins

Rep. · R–GA-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 16, 2025 · Original

Dan Crenshaw

Rep. · R–TX-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 16, 2025 · Original

Christopher Deluzio

Rep. · D–PA-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 16, 2025 · Original

Jake Ellzey

Rep. · R–TX-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 16, 2025 · Original

Andrew Garbarino

Rep. · R–NY-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 16, 2025 · Original

Michael Guest

Rep. · R–MS-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 16, 2025 · Original

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 16, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 520 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jan 16, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 520 has taken 2 actions since Jan 16, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 520 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 520 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Empowering Law Enforcement To Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Empowering Law Enforcement To Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 520 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 520’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 520 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Human trafficking to Law enforcement administration and funding.

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