# 114-hr-5061: Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act

114-hr-5061, Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5061
- Congress: 114
- Title: Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Introduced: 2016-04-26
- Sponsor: SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] (R-NC), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] (R-CA), 2016-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] (R-IL), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2016-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] (R-NV), 2016-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2016-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2016-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5061 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5061)

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- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5061 (as of 2025-11-18).