Expressing the sense of the House that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the "adult entertainment" section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com.

Summary

Expresses support for: (1) law enforcement agency efforts to provide training to law enforcement agents on how to investigate and prosecute cases of sex trafficking and how to identify and rescue trafficking victims; and (2) trafficking victim services provided by the federal, state, and local governments and non-profit and faith-based organizations, including medical, legal, mental health, housing, and other social services. Calls on Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC to act as a responsible global citizen and immediately eliminate the "adult entertainment" section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com to terminate the website's facilitation of online sex trafficking.

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Timeline

1. 7 May 2012

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 May 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 May 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 May 2012

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 7 May 2012 · Official file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Turner, Robert L. [R-NY-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Jeff Fortenberry · R · Cosponsor
• Ted Poe · R · Cosponsor
• Mike Kelly · R · Cosponsor
• Steven Palazzo · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should work to eliminate the facilitated sexual exploitation and trafficking of minors over the Internet.
• related to ← A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the "adult entertainment" section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com.