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| http://nolan.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/nolan-leads-bipartisan-effort-to-toughen-sex-trafficking-laws | Nolan Leads Bipartisan Effort to Toughen Sex Trafficking Laws | 2013-11-20 | 2013 | 2013-11 | Democrat | House | MN | Rick Nolan | N000127 | nolan.house.gov | legacy | Rep. Nolan addresses human rights activists and other members of Congress during an event Tuesday to raise awareness about domestic sex trafficking. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Federal laws protecting children from sex traffickers and predators would be made much stronger under bipartisan legislation introduced yesterday by Minnesota’s Eighth District Congressman Rick Nolan, Texas Republican Congressman Ted Poe, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, and a number of other members of the House and Senate. Nolan also joined Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Candice Miller (R-MI), and Kay Granger (R-TX) in introducing H.R.3530, the “Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act.” “This bill would drive a stake into the heart of the sex-trafficking industry,” said Nolan. “It's about arresting, convicting, and punishing the predators who lure young girls into what amounts to slavery - as well as the troubled and often dangerous men who pay to victimize them further.” H.R.3530 would increase the maximum penalties for human trafficking-related offences, and would strengthen current federal law by allowing law enforcement to prosecute any person or entity that knowingly assists an organized crime enterprise in committing two or more acts of human trafficking. Current law only allows prosecution of those who directly participate. By doing so, law enforcement officials will be better able to target those predators who lure or kidnap young girls and boys, and to target the very source of the industry, Nolan added. The bill would also use existing funds to create a “Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund” at the Treasury, which the Attorney General can use to fund victims’ support programs, help state and local governments develop and implement programs to rescue victims, prosecute human traffickers, and help restore the lives of the young victims. Earlier that day, Rep. Nolan hosted an event focusing on domestic child sex trafficking with Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Rep. David Reichert (R-WA). The event, also hosted by Google and the human rights organization Rights4Girls, featured remarks from survivors of the child sex trafficking industry. Nolan and his colleagues reaffirmed their commitment to working to end the sex trafficking industry on a national scale. “In the city of Duluth in my 8th District of Minnesota, nearly half of the young female victims are homeless, the majority have children, and many suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome, autism, or post-traumatic stress disorder,” Nolan added. “These women aren't criminals; they're victims, and this bill goes far to helping victims present and past, and to make certain that all of our children are safe in the future." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |