SRES 43
114th 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
Sex offenses
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.
Introduced: January 28, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2015
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S603)
Jan 28, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S603)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1