Human Trafficking- This week, the House passed several bills to address human trafficking: the Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act (H.R. 350); the Human Trafficking Prioritization Act (H.R. 514); the International Megan’s Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking Act (H.R. 515); the Human Trafficking Prevention Act (H.R. 357); the Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act (H.R. 468); the Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act (H.R. 469); a bill to improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking (H.R. 246); the Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act (H.R. 398); the Human Trafficking Detection Act (H.R. 460); the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act (H.R. 159); the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (H.R. 181); and the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act (H.R. 285).
On January 30, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a resolution, S. Res. 60, to observe January 2015 as National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month.
Violence Against Women- On January 30, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a resolution, S. Res. 50, to designate January 2015 as National Stalking Awareness Month.
