A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all necessary measures should be taken to protect children in the United States from human trafficking, especially during the upcoming Super Bowl, an event around which many children are trafficked for sex.
Latest action · Feb 3, 2014 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 28, 2014
- Agreed to in SenateFeb 3, 2014
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) law enforcement officers, the juvenile justice system, social services, and the public should recognize and treat all children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking; and (2) federal and state law enforcement agencies should take all necessary measures to protect children in the United States from harm, including arresting and prosecuting traffickers and buyers of children for sex in accordance with the applicable laws against child abuse, statutory rape, and human trafficking, particularly during the festivities surrounding Super Bowl XLVIII.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2014 to Jan 30, 2014, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jan 28, 2014 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Jan 28, 2014 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Jan 30, 2014 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Jan 30, 2014 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jan 30, 2014 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 3, 2014Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 3, 2014Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S704)
- Feb 3, 2014Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S704)
- Jan 28, 2014Introduced in Senate
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2014Agreed to Senate
- Jan 28, 2014Introduced in Senate
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