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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 102 

Supporting the goals and ideals of observing the National Day of Human 

Trafficking Awareness each year to raise awareness of and opposition 

to human trafficking. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 27, 2007 

Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. WOLF) submitted the following concurrent 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of observing the National 

Day of Human Trafficking Awareness each year to raise 

awareness of and opposition to human trafficking. 

Whereas the United States has a tradition of advancing fundamental human rights; 

Whereas because the people of the United States remain committed to protecting individual freedom, there is a national imperative to eliminate human trafficking, including early or forced marriage, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, labor obtained through debt bondage, 

involuntary servitude, slavery, and slavery by descent; 

Whereas human trafficking is increasing in the United States 

and globally; 


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Whereas to combat this increase in human trafficking, both 

the people of the United States and the Federal Government must be aware of the realities of human trafficking 

and must be dedicated to stopping this contemporary 

manifestation of slavery; 

Whereas the United States should actively oppose all individuals, groups, organizations, and nations who support, advance, or commit acts of human trafficking; 

Whereas the United States must also work to end human 

trafficking around the world through education; 

Whereas victims of human trafficking need support in order 

to escape and to recover from the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual trauma associated with their victimization; 

Whereas human traffickers use many physical and psychological techniques to control their victims, including the 

use of violence or threats of violence against the victim 

or the victim’s family, isolation from the public, isolation 

from the victim’s family and religious or ethnic communities, language and cultural barriers, shame, control of 

the victim’s possessions, confiscation of passports and 

other identification documents, and threats of arrest, deportation, or imprisonment if the victim attempts to 

reach out for assistance or leave; 

Whereas although laws to prosecute perpetrators of human 

trafficking and to assist and protect victims of human 

trafficking have been enacted in the United States, 

awareness of the issues surrounding human trafficking by 

those people most likely to come into contact with victims 

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niques that traffickers use to keep their victims enslaved 

severely limit self-reporting; and 

Whereas the effort by the March Against Terror USA organization to promote the observance of the National Day of 

Human Trafficking Awareness on January 11th of each 

year represents one of many examples of the ongoing 

commitment by people in the United States to raise 

awareness of and to actively oppose human trafficking: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress supports the goals and ideals 

3 of observing the National Day of Human Trafficking 

4 Awareness each year and all other efforts to raise aware5 ness of and opposition to human trafficking. 

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