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H.R. 5061 114th Congress House

Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act

Official title: To authorize the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice to award grants to local educational a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice to award grants to local educational agencies to establish, expand, and support programs to train school staff to recognize and respond to signs of labor and sex trafficking.

Introduced: April 26, 2016 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Crime victimsCrimes against childrenEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Apr 26, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 26, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to local educational agencies to train school staff to recognize and respond to signs of labor and sex trafficking.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 10 Republican 5
Curbelo, Carlos
· Sep 26, 2016
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Sep 21, 2016
Comstock, Barbara
· Sep 6, 2016
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jul 14, 2016
Noem, Kristi
· Jun 24, 2016
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 21, 2016
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 14, 2016
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 26, 2016
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 26, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 26, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 26, 2016
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 26, 2016
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 26, 2016
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Apr 26, 2016
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 26, 2016
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Apr 26, 2016
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 26, 2016
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 26, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5061: Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5061/
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"H.R. 5061: Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5061/.
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H.R. 5061, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5061/.
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