US Congress Senate Concurrent Resolution 29 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-21 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8467)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expressing the sense of Congress that: (1) law enforcement, judges, child welfare agencies, and the public should treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of child abuse; (2) every effort should be made to arrest and hold accountable both traffickers and buyers of children for sex, in accordance with federal laws to protect victims of trafficking and state child protection laws; (3) the child welfare system requires reform to better prevent domestic child sex trafficking and aid the victims; and (4) such system should identify, assess, and provide supportive services to children in its care who are victims of sex trafficking or at risk of becoming such victims. Expresses support for: (1) survivors of domestic sex trafficking, including for the services they need to heal; and (2) an end to demand for girls by declaring that our nation's daughters are not for sale and that any person who purchases a child for sex should be held accountable with the full force of the law.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that children trafficked in the United States be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators.

Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-21	Senate	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8467)

HCR66 (Related) 2014-01-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/29/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sconres29/BILLS-113sconres29is.pdf