IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 387 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding sexually 
exploited and trafficked girls in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 22, 2013 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
RANGEL, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM 
of New Mexico, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Ms. 
FUDGE, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. VELA, 
Ms. CHU, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 
CLAY, 
Mr. 
HUFFMAN, 
Mr. 
FATTAH, 
Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, 
Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mr. COHEN, Mr. KEATING, Ms. HAHN, Mr. PETERS of 
Michigan, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mrs. 
WALORSKI, Mr. TONKO, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, 
Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. 
NOLAN, Ms. BASS, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, 
Mrs. ELLMERS, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. MORAN, Mr. 
HONDA, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. CLARKE, Ms. ESTY, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. 
MOORE, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. TITUS, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Ohio, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. JENKINS, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. 
SPEIER, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ 
of California, and Ms. MATSUI) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
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•HRES 387 IH 
ing sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the United 
States. 
Whereas most girls subjected to commercial sexual exploi-
tation and trafficking come from a broken child welfare 
system or are runaway youth that were subsequently 
preyed upon by exploiters and traffickers; 
Whereas it is important to provide education for family, 
friends, and neighbors to understand that these girls are 
victims; 
Whereas survivors of domestic trafficking need support in 
their efforts to raise awareness on identifying trafficked 
girls and the systems of support that such girls require 
to heal from the complex trauma of sexual violence and 
exploitation; 
Whereas the same protections and supports available to vic-
tims of child abuse should be extended to child victims 
of trafficking; and 
Whereas exploited and trafficked girls are not ‘‘bad girls’’ or 
‘‘child prostitutes’’, but are victims of systemized rape 
who need the same legal supports and protections other 
rape victims are afforded: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
efforts to— 
(1) provide protections and supports for sexu-
ally exploited and trafficked girls in the United 
States; and 
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