Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2019
This bill allows grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to be used for programs to combat human trafficking.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1110 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1110
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
February 8, 2019
Mrs. Hartzler (for herself, Ms. Bass, Mr. Clay, Mr. Chabot, and Mr.
Stauber) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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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 2019''.
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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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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