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HR 4406 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Department of Labor Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Human trafficking Law enforcement administration and funding

Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act

Introduced: February 3, 2016 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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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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 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.
What's happening now February 2, 2016

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H436)

 Bill text 1 version

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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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4406: Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4406/
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"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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