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H.Con.Res. 254 (103rd)

Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for the purposes of forced prostitution.

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Introduced

13 June 1994

Last action

27 June 1994 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights.

Sponsors

LOUISE SLAUGHTER, Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3], Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8], Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5], Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-4], NITA LOWEY, Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], JOSE SERRANO, Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-9], Nydia Velázquez, DANA ROHRABACHER, Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Byrne, Leslie L. [D-VA-11], XAVIER BECERRA, Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5], PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1], EDDIE JOHNSON, Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11], Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1]

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Summary

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) trafficking in persons violates human dignity and forced prostitution involving physical coercion or debt bondage constitutes a form of forced labor and a slavery-like practice; (2) the U.S. State Department should continue to press the Government of Thailand to strictly enforce all laws that can lead to the prosecution of those involved in trafficking and forced prostitution, ensure that Thai police participants in U.S. Government-sponsored police training programs are systematically vetted to exclude those implicated in such activities, urge the Thai Government to protect the rights and safety of Burmese women and girls in Thailand who are freed from brothels or arrested as illegal immigrants because their status as trafficking victims is unclear, appoint a senior advisor on women's human rights to the Undersecretary for Global Affairs to ensure that U.S. foreign policy addresses women's human rights violations, and report to the Congress; (3) 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 those forces who might be involved in trafficking, forced prostitution, or abuse of women who are apprehended; (4) the U.S. Trade Representative should extend the evaluation of a petition on Thailand's labor rights situation that was filed last year to include a review of Thai official involvement in trafficking and forced prostitution; and (5) the U.S. 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 in the Thai sex industry.

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Timeline

  1. 13 June 1994

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 June 1994

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 June 1994

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 27 June 1994

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

    Source: Committee

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