Hill Supports Bills to 'End Human Trafficking, Protect Victims, and Punish the Perpetrators'

Press Release

Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement after the House approved 12 bills to combat human trafficking in the United States:

"As many as 300,000 children in the United States are at risk of becoming victims of human trafficking. We must do more to combat the alarming growth of this appalling criminal enterprise, and I am pleased that the House has passed these bipartisan bills to end human trafficking, protect victims, and punish the perpetrators of these heinous crimes."

On Monday, January 26, 2015, and Tuesday, January 27, 2015, the House passed 12 bills to combat human trafficking with overwhelming bipartisan support:

The Human Trafficking Prioritization Act (H.R. 514)
International Megan's Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking (H.R. 515)
Human Trafficking Prevention Act (H.R. 357)
Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act (H.R. 468)
Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act (H.R. 469)
To Improve the Response to Victims of Child Sex Trafficking (H.R. 246)
Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act (H.R. 285)
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (H.R. 181)
Stop Exploitation through Trafficking Act (H.R. 159)
Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act (H.R. 350)
Human Trafficking Detection Act (H.R. 460)
Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act (H.R. 398)

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