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
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- 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; 2 are original cosponsors, there from 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 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2014Discharged Feb 4, 2014 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- 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)
- Feb 3, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Jan 28, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Jan 28, 2014Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S529)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S704 | Elizabeth Warren D-MA | Feb 3, 2014 |
| Senate | Text printed S529 | — | Jan 28, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
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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