[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S627]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            MORNING BUSINESS

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        NATIONAL SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, today, I join my colleagues on an 
important resolution condemning human trafficking both at home and 
around the world.
  Congress made human trafficking a federal crime 20 years ago with 
passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Since then, I have 
worked with my colleagues on several pieces of legislation to 
strengthen existing protections and continue putting victims first.
  President Trump has also made addressing human trafficking one of his 
top priorities. He signed my bill, the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2017 into law, as well as other measures that I cosponsored, 
such as the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, the Abolish Human 
Trafficking Act and the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims 
Prevention and Reauthorization Act. He also proclaimed January as 
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.

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