House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Empowering Law Enforcement To Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2025
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Morgan Luttrell R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 16, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 16, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 520.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LUTTRELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 9, January 16, 2025, Page H223):Article I, Section 8. To make laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 16, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
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- 250 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 520, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/520
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 17, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 17, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
22 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 22 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Mike Collins (R-GA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Michael Guest (R-MS), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Dave Min (D-CA), John Rutherford (R-FL), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Dale Strong (R-AL), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Morgan Luttrell.
- H.R. 1327 (119th) Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act
- H.R. 2605 (119th) SAVES Act
- H.R. 2137 (119th) Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025
- H.Res. 551 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of "National Stop SuiSilence Day".
- H.R. 3723 (119th) Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act
- H.R. 1079 (119th) CARTEL Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.