,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjai,mr4 ,la,hood 7for himself and     
,mrs4 ,demings7 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 #bjai1 and ending on ,february #a1  
#bjai1 to raise awareness of1 and       
opposition to1 human trafficking and    
modern slavery4  ,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 ,whereas human trafficking
 is a #aej billion per year global      

industry and is one of the most         
profitable forms of transnational crime 
with more than #dj million victims      
worldwide2 ,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 and  ,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     

enforcement3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,house of ,representatives    
supports-- 7#a7 observing ,national     
,trafficking and ,modern ,slavery       
,prevention ,month to recognize and     
support the victims of human trafficking
 and modern slavery2  7#b7 recognizing  
the vital role that people of the       
,united ,states have in ending human    
trafficking and modern slavery2  7#c7   
marking this observance with appropriate
 programs and activities culminating in 
the observance of ,national ,freedom    
,day1 as described in section #abd of   
title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code2 and   
7#d7 all other efforts to prevent1      
eradicate1 and raise awareness of1 and  
opposition to1 human trafficking and    
modern slavery4