,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,costa 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,olson1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,mrs4 
,wagner1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1   
and ,mr4 ,lamborn7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
observation of ,national ,slavery and   
,human ,trafficking ,prevention ,month  
during ,january #bjai to promote efforts
 to prevent1 eradicate1 and raise       
awareness of human trafficking and      
modern slavery4  ,whereas 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 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 ,whereas every survivor of   
sex and labor trafficking has the right 
to be truly recognized and treated as a 
victim and should be treated with the   
same justice1 respect1 and dignity as   
other victims of crime2 ,whereas victims
 of human trafficking are difficult to  
identify and are subject to             
manipulation1 force1 fraud1 coercion1   
and abuse2 ,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 in addition to     
holding perpetrators accountable1 the   
,department of ,justice also reports on 
human trafficking1 developed a national 
strategic plan to support trafficking   
victims1 and funds support services2    
,whereas the ,department of ,health and 
,human ,services plays a critical role  
in identifying and supporting           
trafficking victims through the ,office 
of ,trafficking in ,persons with efforts
 like the ,national ,human ,trafficking 
,hotline2 ,whereas1 since #bjjg1 the    
,national ,human ,trafficking ,hotline  
has identified over #de1jjj cases of    
human trafficking2 ,whereas in the      
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq471 
,congress created the ,t visa program   
for the victims and families of victims 
of human trafficking2 ,whereas 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 human trafficking victims      
deserve a trauma-informed approach that 
integrates the pursuit of justice and   
provision of social services designed to
 help them escape1 and recover from1 the
 physical1 mental1 emotional1 and       
spiritual trauma they endured2 ,whereas 
,congress recently enacted the          
,department of ,homeland ,security ,blue
 ,campaign ,authorization ,act 7,public 
,law #aae-abe7 to unify and coordinate  
,department of ,homeland ,security      
7,,dhs7 efforts to address human        
trafficking2 ,whereas ,,dhs uses a      
victim-centered approach which places   
equal value on the identification and   
stabilization of victims and providing  
immigration relief1 as well as the      
investigation and prosecution of        

traffickers2 ,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 ,whereas 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 although laws to prosecute     
perpetrators of human trafficking and to
 assist and protect victims of human    
trafficking and modern slavery1 such as 
the ,abolish ,human ,trafficking ,act of
 #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-cib71 the     
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-cic71 the   
,trafficking ,victims ,protection       
,reauthorization ,act of #bjag 7,public 
,law #aae-dbg71 the ,frederick ,douglass
 ,trafficking ,victims ,prevention and  
,protection ,reauthorization ,act of    
#bjag 7,public ,law #aae-dbe71 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-d71 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-bb71 and the ,national ,defense   
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh71 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 and ,whereas the       
ability to stop the heinous act of human
 trafficking will take the unified      
efforts of ,congress1 ,federal agencies1

 ,state and local governments1 ,state   
and local law enforcement1 and nonprofit
 organizations3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,house of ,representatives    
supports-- 7#a7 observing ,national     
,slavery and ,human ,trafficking        
,prevention ,month to recognize the     
vital role that the people of the       
,united ,states have in ending human    
trafficking and modern slavery2  7#b7   
the coordinated efforts of #ag ,federal 
agencies led by the ,department of      
,homeland ,security and its ,blue       
,campaign1 the ,department of ,justice1 
and the ,department of ,health and      
,human ,services2  7#c7 urging continued
 partnerships with ,state and local     
governments1 social service providers1  
and nonprofit organizations to address  
human trafficking with a collaborative1 
victim-centered approach2 and  7#d7 all 
other efforts to prevent1 eradicate1 and
 raise awareness of human trafficking   
and modern slavery4