HR 2480 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act

Introduced 2017-05-17· Sponsored by Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2017-07-13)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act 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.…

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H.R. 2480, Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act

Jul 17, 2017

As passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 12, 2017

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Cosponsors (20)

7 Democrats13 Republicans
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]MO
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]CA
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]OH
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]MD
Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]SC
Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]MS
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]OH
Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]TX
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]CA
Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]CA
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]NY
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]AL
Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]TX
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]NY
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]MD
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]CA
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]KS