[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1069]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          SECURE OUR SKIES ACT

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, human trafficking, which affects more than 21 
million people worldwide, is an insidious crime that we must rout out 
wherever it exists. That is why today I am joining with my Republican 
colleague, Congresswoman Barbara Comstock, to introduce the Secure Our 
Skies Act, a bipartisan bill that will give our airline employees the 
tools that they need to combat human trafficking and close off the 
airways to perpetrators of this heinous crime.
  The Secure Our Skies, or SOS, Act ensures that all airlines develop 
training for their frontline employees on the best ways to recognize 
and report the often subtle signs of human trafficking. This 
legislation builds on the work of the Blue Lightning campaign, a 
voluntary program developed by the Departments of Homeland Security and 
Transportation with the assistance of the Association of Flight 
Attendants, who are real champions for this training.
  Sadly, reported cases of human trafficking are growing here at home 
and around the globe. We all have to play a role in stopping human 
trafficking, and this legislation will ensure our airline personnel can 
spot the signs and stop the crimes.

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