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H.Con.Res. 114 (105th)

Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the world-wide trafficking of women and girls, whereby women and girls are coerced, abducted, or deceived into migrating within or across national borders, and particularly the trafficking of Burmese women and girls in Thailand for the purposes of forced prostitution.

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Introduced

10 July 1997

Last action

21 August 1997 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

Sponsors

Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. McHale, Paul [D-PA-15], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22]

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Summary

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) trafficking in persons violates the fundamental principles of human dignity and that forced prostitution involving coercion or debt bondage constitutes a form of forced labor and a slavery-like practice; (2) the State Department or other appropriate Government agencies should investigate, combat, and report to the Congress annually on trafficking of women and girls and forced prostitution; (3) the international working group formed as a result of the World Congress on Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children should continue its efforts; (4) the executive branch should take steps to assure that weapons and equipment provided or sold to the Thai police do not become available to members of forces involved in trafficking, forced prostitution, or abuse of women and girls who are apprehended; (5) the United States Agency for International Development should target a portion of its assistance to Thailand for AIDS prevention and control to the foreign population in Thailand, particularly Burmese women and girls in the Thai sex industry; and (6) the State Department should take specified steps, such as urging the Thai Government to strictly enforce the law criminalizing brothel operators, procurers, Thai police complicity in forced prostitution, and customers of women and children trafficked for the purpose of forced prostitution.

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Timeline

  1. 10 July 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 July 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 July 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 21 August 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

    Source: Committee

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