,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjae    
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 ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 
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,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1   
,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4       
,crd5as1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,nolan1   
,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 
,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1  
,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t1 ,mr4   
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,kansas1 & ,mr4 ,c\rtney7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives reg>d+ sexually exploit$
 & traffick$ girls 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   

,:]eas mo/ girls subject$ to comm]cial  
sexual exploitation & traffick+ come f a
 brok5 *ild welf>e sy/em or are runaway 
y\? t 7 subsequ5tly prey$ ^u by         
exploit]s & traffick]s2 ,:]eas x is     
important to provide education = family1
 fri5ds1 & neighbors to und]/& t ^!     
girls are victims2 ,:]eas survivors (   
dome/ic traffick+ ne$ support 9 _! ef=ts
 to raise aw>5ess on id5tify+ traffick$ 
girls & ! sy/ems ( support t su* girls  
require to heal f ! complex trauma (    
sexual viol5ce & exploitation2 ,:]eas ! 
same protections & supports available to
 victims ( *ild abuse %\ld be ext5d$ to 
*ild victims ( traffick+2 & ,:]eas      
exploit$ & traffick$ girls are n bad    
girls or *ild pro/itutes1 b are victims 
( sy/emiz$ rape :o ne$ ! same legal     
supports & protections o!r rape victims 
are af=d$3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives supports ef=ts to--   
7#a7 provide protections & supports =   
sexually exploit$ & traffick$ girls 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 create crim9al or

 civil p5alties = anyone :o buys or     
sells a *ild ?r\gh a sy/em ( *ild       
traffick+4