S.Res. 48 · 109th Congress
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding trafficking in persons.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Richard Lugar
- Introduced
- 2005-02-10
- Latest action
- 2005-02-10 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) combating trafficking in persons should continue to be a U.S. foreign policy priority; (2) the United States should ratify, and urge all countries to ratify, the United Nations (UN) Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children; and (3) the President should commend the efforts of the governments of those countries affected by the December 26, 2004, tsunami to protect their children from the dangers of trafficking.