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,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4    
,moore1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 
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,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,jackson     
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,cali=nia7 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