Resources
Press

Owens Co-Sponsors the Human Trafficking Awareness Training Act

Jan 31, 2022
Anti-Trafficking
Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-sponsored the Human Trafficking Awareness Training Act, legislation to expand the availability of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) human trafficking awareness training courses to state, local, tribal, territorial, and educational institution law enforcement agencies.

“Human trafficking is a heinous crime that impacts people of all ages in communities worldwide,” said Rep. Owens. “We have a responsibility to not only provide all-encompassing support for survivors but also to ensure top-of-the-line training so that law enforcement agencies across the country can recognize and prevent these horrific crimes. I’m a proud co-sponsor of the Human Trafficking Awareness Training Act because it strengthens our arsenal to fight this devastating form of modern-day slavery.”

The legislation recognizes the importance of FLETC’s training programs for first responders and their use in recognizing and properly responding to potential human trafficking situations.

FLETC currently provides several training courses, including an in-depth understanding of the definition of human trafficking; information on industries and common locations known for human trafficking; human trafficking response measures; human trafficking reporting protocols; an overview of federal statutes and state law related to human trafficking; and others.

The full text of H.R.6480 is available here.

###

Recent Posts

Sep 19, 2024
Congress

House Passes Owens’ Bill to Stop Political Bias in College Accreditation

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed the End Woke Higher Education Act, which included the Accreditation for College Excellence (ACE) Act, introduced by Higher Education and Workforce Development Chair Burgess Owens (UT-04). The legislation amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to limit accrediting agencies’ and associations’ ability to link federal funding to an […]

Sep 10, 2024
Blog

A Leadership Failure at Every Level

The House Foreign Affairs Committee just released its long-awaited report on the catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Check out this brief excerpt from the report:  When President Biden decided to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan, he set an arbitrary deadline of August 31, 2021, not based on any strategic or military necessity, but for the political […]

Aug 28, 2024
Education & Workforce Development

Rep. Owens to Cardona: Stop Favoring Illegal Immigrants Over America’s Students

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Burgess Owens (UT-04) joined a group of Education and the Workforce Committee members in urging the Biden-Harris Department of Education to halt a proposed rule that would give illegal immigrants access to taxpayer-funded college preparatory programs referred to as the TRIO programs.  “The Department of Education’s TRIO expansion proposal is not […]