Statement for the Record by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
On the Senate Resolution to Support National Trafficking, Modern Slavery Prevention Month
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Today, I join my colleagues on an important resolution condemning human trafficking both at home and around the world.
Congress made human trafficking a federal crime 20 years ago with passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Since then, I’ve worked with my colleagues on several pieces of legislation to strengthen existing protections and continue putting victims first.
President Trump has also made addressing human trafficking one of his top priorities. He signed my bill, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 into law, as well as other measures that I cosponsored, such as the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, the Abolish Human Trafficking Act and the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Reauthorization Act. He also proclaimed January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
In recognition of his policymaking leadership in this area, Senator Grassley is a recipient of the 2020 Outstanding Anti-Human Trafficking Service Award from Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in observance of Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Month.