,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,portman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( !      
,s5ate t *ildr5 traffick$ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates %\ld be treat$ z victims1 & n    
crim9als1 especially dur+ ! upcom+ ,sup]
 ,b[l1 an ev5t ar\nd :i* _m *ildr5 are  
at risk ( be+ traffick$ = sex4  ,:]eas  
accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 !re   
are curr5tly an e/imat$ #bic1jjj *ildr5 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates at risk ( comm]cial   
sexual exploitation2 ,:]eas ! victims ( 
*ild sex traffick+ are (t5 hidd5 9 pla9 
view1 & may be f\nd /&+ ar\nd bus /ops1 
/ay+ 9 runaway y\? %elt]s1 or adv]tis$ =
 comm]cial sex onl9e2 ,:]eas ! av]age   
age ( entry into sex traffick+ is betwe5
 j #ab & #ad ye>s old2 ,:]eas *ild      
victims ( traffick+ are (t5 abduct$ or  
lur$ into runn+ away by traffick]s & !n 
r\t9ely rap$1 drugg$1 & beat5 into      

submission1 & sometimes ev5 br&$2 ,:]eas
 x is widely recogniz$ t ! belov$       
,am]ican tradition ( ! ,sup] ,b[l1 an   
ev5t t draws t5s ( ?\s&s ( fans to ! ho/
 city1 l o!r major sport+ ev5ts1 leads  
to a surge 9 ! sex traffick+ ( und]age  
girls & boys 9 ! ho/ city2 & ,:]eas     
traffick]s aggressively adv]tise & sell 
sex traffick+ victims on sites l        
,backpage4com dur+ ! ,sup] ,b[l 9 ord]  
to meet ! increas$ dem& f ^? flock+ to !
 ho/ city3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate
 agrees t-- 7#a7 law en=cem5t1 ! juv5ile
 ju/ice sy/em1 & social s]vices %\ld    
treat all *ildr5 traffick$ = sex z      
victims2 &  7#b7 ,f$]al & ,/ate law     
en=cem5t ag5cies %\ld make e ef=t to    
arre/ & prosecute bo? traffick]s & buy]s
 ( *ildr5 = sex1 9 accordance ) !       
,traffick+ ,victims ,protection ,act &  
,/ate *ild protection laws aga9/ abuse &
 /atutory rape1 & %\ld take all necess>y
 measures to protect ! *ildr5 ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates f h>m4