# 119-s-2241: Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act

119-s-2241, Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2241
- Congress: 119
- Title: Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Strengthening detection of human trafficking through Department of Labor training and reporting.** This bill would require the Secretary of Labor to set up a training and continuing education program within 180 days and to report annually on training outcomes and trafficking referrals. - Department of Labor employees: Would receive targeted training and periodic continuing education, delivered in-class or virtually, and tailored to the duties the Secretary identifies. - Wage and Hour Division staff in states with a significant increase in oppressive child labor: Training must consider those specific needs. - Victims and advocates: Training must include ways to identify suspected victims, methods to spot parties involved in trafficking, and a clear course of action to refer cases to the Department of Justice and other authorities while protecting victims and coordinating with advocacy groups. - Congress and oversight: The Secretary must submit a report within 1 year after the program starts and annually afterward that lists training evaluations, how many people completed training, the number of referrals, and how the Department tracks responses from DOJ and others.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Labor Department training to spot trafficking: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Labor Department to start a training program within 180 days. The program would train DOL employees whose jobs make them likely to encounter human trafficking. Training could be in-class or online and would be tailored to employees' location and work. It would…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act
- 119-s-4576: Jewish American Security Act
- 119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-2241 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2241)

## Related
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3265)
- [119-s-4576: Jewish American Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4576)
- [119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1639)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2241 (as of 2026-10-24).