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H.R. 4406 114th Congress House

Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Labor to train certain Department of Labor personnel how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human traffi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Labor to train certain Department of Labor personnel how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 1, 2016 Introduced by: Tim Walberg Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Crime preventionDepartment of LaborGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHuman traffickingLaw enforcement administration and funding
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Feb 2, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H436)
Feb 1, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 1, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 2, 2016

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H436)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act

This bill directs the Department of Labor to implement a program to:

  • train and periodically retrain relevant Labor personnel to detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities, and
  • ensure that such personnel regularly receive current information on matters related to the detection of human trafficking.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 9, 2016
Bishop, Mike
· Feb 3, 2016
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Feb 1, 2016
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Feb 1, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4406: Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4406/
MLA
"H.R. 4406: Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4406/.
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H.R. 4406, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4406/.
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