{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140725020248/http://heck.house.gov/press-release/hecks-youth-trafficking-victim-support-bill-passes-house", "Heck's Youth Trafficking Victim Support Bill Passes House", "2014-07-24", "2014", "2014-07", "Republican", "House", "NV", "Joe Heck", "H001055", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Legislation builds off input from May panel discussion, previous House action to combat trafficking\nWASHINGTON \u2013 The House passed bipartisan legislation today introduced by Congressman Joe Heck (NV-03) to provide additional support to runaway and homeless youth who are victims of severe trafficking.\u00a0 Severe trafficking includes youth forced to perform manual labor or commercial sex acts.\u00a0 The bill passed the House unanimously. \u00a0\n\tH.R. 5076, the Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act, was introduced following an anti-human trafficking panel Rep. Heck hosted in Henderson in May. One area of agreement on the panel discussion was that more resources were needed for victims\u2019 advocacy and support, especially for at-risk youth. This bill, developed from information provided by constituents at home, helps address that issue.\n\"Our nation\u2019s runaway and homeless youth deserve access to services that will help them escape a life of crime, abuse, and neglect. By passing this simple fix to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act we can ensure that those suffering from the trauma of these deplorable acts will have access to the care and support they need.\" - Rep. Joe Heck\nBackground:\n\tThe Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act:\n\t* Enables the Secretary of Health and Human Services to apply existing grant resources to train relevant staff on the effects of human trafficking in runaway and homeless youth victims, and for developing state-wide strategies to serve such youth.\n\t\u00a0 * Allows the secretary to utilize the Street Outreach Program to provide street-based services for runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking.\n\tRep. Heck's Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act was included as part of a second round of anti-human trafficking legislation advanced by the House aimed at achieving the dual goals of ending the human trafficking epidemic and assisting the victims.\n\tThe transient nature of the Las Vegas population and the city's status as a major national and international travel destination make it a target for individuals who engage in human trafficking. In fact, according to the Attorney General's website, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has recovered 2,229 victims of sex trafficking since 1994 and the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline has received 496 calls from around Nevada since 2009.\n###\nCongressman Joe Heck represents Nevada's Third Congressional District in the House of Representatives. He serves on the House Armed Services Committee, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140725020248/http://heck.house.gov/press-release/hecks-youth-trafficking-victim-support-bill-passes-house"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0000336915254593, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}