[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H19]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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       COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND ONLINE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Missouri (Mrs. Wagner) for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, today is National Human Trafficking 
Awareness Day, and I rise to bring attention to the horrific increase 
in human trafficking and online sexual exploitation.
  Since the pandemic began, trafficking and sexual exploitation have 
skyrocketed in my own home State of Missouri and across the United 
States of America and the world.
  I have made it a priority to support survivors and hold websites 
accountable for facilitating sex trafficking.
  I am proud to be the only Member of Congress in over 20 years to 
successfully amend section 230 of the Communications Decency Act with 
my bill, the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, or FOSTA.
  In the coming weeks, Mr. Speaker, I will introduce multiple pieces of 
legislation to combat human trafficking, child sexual exploitation, and 
online sexual exploitation.
  We must come together to eliminate this barbaric trade.

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