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H.R. 4456 116th 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: September 20, 2019 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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Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 20, 2019
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 Latest action September 20, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to train relevant personnel on how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 3 Republican 2
Luria, Elaine
· Feb 25, 2020
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Nov 19, 2019
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Nov 15, 2019
RUSH, BOBBY
· Nov 15, 2019
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Oct 18, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Sep 20, 2019
Roe, David
· Sep 20, 2019
Sablan, Gregorio
· Sep 20, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4456: Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4456/
MLA
"H.R. 4456: Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4456/.
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H.R. 4456, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4456/.
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