,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #che  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#bi1 #bjah ,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for        
herself1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,leahy1   
,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4     
,isakson1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,toomey1   
,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mrs4  
,shaheen7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
observation of ,national ,trafficking   
and ,modern ,slavery ,prevention ,month 
during the period beginning on ,january 
#a1 #bjah1 and ending on ,february #a1  
#bjah1 to raise awareness of1 and       
opposition to1 human trafficking and    
modern slavery4  ,whereas the ,united   
,states abolished the transatlantic     
slave trade in #ahjh and abolished      
chattel slavery and prohibited          
involuntary servitude in #ahfe2         
,whereas1 because the people of the     
,united ,states remain committed to     

protecting individual freedom1 there is 
a national imperative to eliminate human
 trafficking and modern slavery1 which  
is commonly considered to mean--  7#a7  
the recruitment1 harboring1             
transportation1 provision1 or obtaining 
of an individual through the use of     
force1 fraud1 or coercion for the       
purpose of subjecting that individual to
 involuntary servitude1 peonage1 debt   
bondage1 or slavery2 or  7#b7 the       
inducement of a commercial sex act by   
force1 fraud1 or coercion1 or in which  
the individual induced to perform that  
act is younger than #ah years of age2   
,whereas the ,department of ,justice has
 reported that human trafficking and    
modern slavery has been reported and    
investigated in each of the #ej ,states 
and the ,district of ,columbia2         
,whereas1 to help businesses in the     
,united ,states combat child labor and  
forced labor in global supply chains1   
the ,department of ,labor has identified
 #aci goods from #ge countries that are 

made by child labor and forced labor2   
,whereas the ,department of ,state has  
reported that the top #c countries of   
origin of federally identified          
trafficking victims in #bjaf were the   
,united ,states1 ,mexico1 and the       
,philippines2 ,whereas1 to combat human 
trafficking and modern slavery in the   
,united ,states and globally1 the people
 of the ,united ,states1 the ,federal   
,government1 and ,state and local       
governments must be--  7#a7 aware of the
 realities of human trafficking and     
modern slavery2 and  7#b7 dedicated to  
stopping the horrific enterprise of     
human trafficking and modern slavery2   
,whereas the ,united ,states should hold
 accountable all individuals1 groups1   
organizations1 and countries that       
support1 advance1 or commit acts of     
human trafficking and modern slavery2   
,whereas1 through education1 the ,united
 ,states must also work to end human    
trafficking and modern slavery in all   
forms in the ,united ,states and around 

the world2 ,whereas victims of human    
trafficking and modern slavery should   
receive the necessary resources and     
social services to escape1 and recover  
from1 the physical1 mental1 emotional1  
and spiritual trauma associated with    
their victimization2 ,whereas human     
traffickers use many physical and       
psychological techniques to control a   
victim1 including--  7#a7 the use of    
violence or threats of violence against 
the victim or the family of the victim2 
7#b7 isolation of the victim from the   
public2  7#c7 isolation of the victim   
from the family and religious or ethnic 
community of the victim2  7#d7          
exploitation of language and cultural   
barriers2  7#e7 shame2  7#f7 control of 
the possessions of the victim2  7#g7    
confiscation of the passport and other  
identification documents of the victim2 
and  7#h7 threats of arrest1            
deportation1 or imprisonment if the     
victim attempts to reach out for        
assistance or to escape2  ,whereas1     

although laws to prosecute perpetrators 
of human trafficking and to assist and  
protect victims of human trafficking and
 modern slavery1 such as the            
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq471 
title ,,xii of the ,violence ,against   
,women ,reauthorization ,act of #bjac   
7,public ,law #aac-d2 #abg ,stat4 #acf71
 the ,trade ,facilitation and ,trade    
,enforcement ,act of #bjae 7#ai         
,u4,s4,c4 #dcja et seq471 the ,justice  
for ,victims of ,trafficking ,act of    
#bjae 7,public ,law #aad-bb2 #abi ,stat4
 #bbg71 and the ,national ,defense      
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #acj      
,stat4 #bjjj71 have been enacted in the 
,united ,states1 it is essential to     
increase public awareness1 particularly 
amongst individuals who are most likely 
to come into contact with victims of    
human trafficking and modern slavery1   
regarding conditions and dynamics of    
human trafficking and modern slavery    

precisely because traffickers use       
techniques that are designed to severely
 limit self-reporting and evade law     
enforcement2 ,whereas ,january #a is the
 anniversary of the effective date of   
the ,emancipation ,proclamation2        
,whereas ,february #a is--  7#a7 the    
anniversary of the date on which        
,president ,abraham ,lincoln signed the 
joint resolution sending the #acth      
,amendment to the ,constitution of the  
,united ,states to the ,states for      
ratification to forever declare that    
,neither slavery nor involuntary        
servitude ''' shall exist within the    
,united ,states1 or any place subject to
 their jurisdiction2 and  7#b7 a date   
that has long been celebrated as        
,national ,freedom ,day1 as described in
 section #abd of title #cf1 ,united     
,states ,code2 and ,whereas1 under the  
authority of ,congress to enforce the   
#acth ,amendment to the ,constitution of
 the ,united ,states by appropriate     
legislation1 ,congress1 through the     

,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq471 
updated the post-,civil ,war involuntary
 servitude and slavery statutes and     
adopted an approach of victim           
protection1 vigorous prosecution1 and   
prevention of human trafficking1        
commonly known as the #c,p approach3    
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate supports-- 7#a7 observing       
,national ,trafficking and ,modern      
,slavery ,prevention ,month during the  
period beginning on ,january #a1 #bjah1 
and ending on ,february #a1 #bjah1 to   
recognize the vital role that the people
 of the ,united ,states have in ending  
human trafficking and modern slavery2   
7#b7 marking the observation of         
,national ,trafficking and ,modern      
,slavery ,prevention ,month with        
appropriate programs and activities1    
culminating in the observance on        
,february #a1 #bjah1 of ,national       
,freedom ,day1 as described in section  
#abd of title #cf1 ,united ,states      

,code2 and  7#c7 all other efforts to   
prevent1 eradicate1 and raise awareness 
of1 and opposition to1 human trafficking
 and modern slavery4