SRES 340 113th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfare Crime victims Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Domestic violence and child abuse Human trafficking Professional sports Sex offenses

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all necessary measures should be taken to protect children in the United States from human trafficking, especially during the upcoming Super Bowl,…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all necessary measures should be taken to protect children in the United States from human trafficking, especially during the upcoming Super Bowl, an event around which many children are trafficked for sex.

Introduced: January 28, 2014 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

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Agreed to (Senate)

Feb 3, 2014

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Feb 3, 2014

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Feb 3, 2014

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S704)

Feb 3, 2014

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S704)

Jan 28, 2014

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S529)

Jan 28, 2014

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) law enforcement officers, the juvenile justice system, social services, and the public should recognize and treat all children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking; and (2) federal and state law enforcement agencies should take all necessary measures to protect children in the United States from harm, including arresting and prosecuting traffickers and buyers of children for sex in accordance with the applicable laws against child abuse, statutory rape, and human trafficking, particularly during the festivities surrounding Super Bowl XLVIII.

What's happening now February 3, 2014

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

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Cosponsors 2

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Jan 30, 2014

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Jan 28, 2014

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 340: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all necessary measures should be taken to protect children in the United States from human trafficking, especially during the upcoming Super Bowl, an event around which many children are trafficked for sex.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-340/

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"S. Res. 340: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all necessary measures should be taken to protect children in the United States from human trafficking, especially during the upcoming Super Bowl, an event around which many children are trafficked for sex.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-340/.

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S. Res. 340, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-340/.

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[S. Res. 340: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all necessary measures should be taken to protect children in the United States from human trafficking, especially during the upcoming Super Bowl, an event around which many children are trafficked for sex.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-340/)