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On February 27, 2018, the FOSTA-SESTA package was passed in the House of Representatives with a vote of 388–25. [1] On March 21, 2018, the FOSTA-SESTA package bill passed the Senate with a vote of 97–2, with only senators Ron Wyden and Rand Paul voting against it. [2] The bill was signed into law by President Donald Trump on April 11, 2018 ...
Smith is the dean of New Jersey's congressional delegation and the longest-serving member of Congress in New Jersey's history. [1] He has focused much of his career on promoting human rights abroad, including authoring the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 and several follow-on laws.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a high-profile bill to increase prison terms for those convicted of child sex trafficking, legislation that divided Democrats.
On April 10, 2014, Maloney introduced the Human Trafficking Prevention Act (H.R. 4449; 113th Congress), a bill that would require regular training and briefings for some federal government personnel to raise awareness of human trafficking and help employees spot cases of it. [83] [84] The bill passed the House on July 23, 2014. [85]
GOP Rep. Russell Fry of South Carolina led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing a bill on Tuesday to create a federal law that would help survivors of human trafficking expunge their ...
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On May 20, 2014, the House considered the bill under a suspension of the rules and voted to pass the amended version in a voice vote. [13] The Senate took no further action. The re-introduced bill was passed by the Senate in December 2015, during the 114th United States Congress, with an amendment regarding appropriations for enforcement. [12]
For help, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888 or text 233733.