US Congress Senate Resolution 43 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-28 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S603)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that children trafficked in the United States should be treated as victims, and not criminals, especially during the upcoming Super Bowl, an event around which many children are at risk for being trafficked for sex. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) law enforcement, the juvenile justice system, and social services should treat all children trafficked for sex as victims; and (2) law enforcement agencies should arrest and prosecute traffickers and buyers of children for sex in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and state child protection laws and should take all necessary measures to protect U.S. children from harm.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that children trafficked in the United States should be treated as victims, and not criminals, especially during the upcoming Super Bowl, an event around which many children are at risk for being trafficked for sex.

Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-28	Senate	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S603)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-resolution/43/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/sres43/BILLS-114sres43is.pdf