United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 439 (112th)
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.
Introduced
25 April 2012
Last action
20 December 2012 · Committee
Status
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8319-8320)
Sponsors
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Subjects
Housing
Source updated
10 August 2026
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
25 April 2012
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2736-2737)
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 2012
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
20 December 2012
Passed
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8319-8320)
Source: Floor
20 December 2012
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S8319-8320)
Source: Floor
20 December 2012
Discharge
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8318-8320)
Source: Discharge
20 December 2012
Committee
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8318-8320)
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Agreed to Senate · 20 December 2012 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 25 April 2012 · Download file
Documents
6 official files
Agreed to Senate (text)
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Agreed to Senate (text)
Agreed to Senate · EN · 20 December 2012
Agreed to Senate (PDF)
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Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 20 December 2012
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 April 2012
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Sponsors
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · ID · Sponsor
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · 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 → 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.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-resolution/439
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/sres/439
- us · 112-sres-439 · source updated 10 August 2026