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HR 1110 116th Congress House

Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2019

Official title: 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.

Introduced: February 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Human traffickingLaw enforcement administration and funding
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
Tipton, Scott
· Oct 9, 2020
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Nov 19, 2019
Olson, Pete
· Oct 29, 2019
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Feb 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1110: Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1110/
MLA
"H.R. 1110: Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1110/.
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H.R. 1110, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1110/.
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