HR 7
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Date of Hearing: January 26, 2023
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
James Ramos, Chair
HR 7 (Megan Dahle) – As Introduced January 11, 2023
SUBJECT: National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
SUMMARY: Recognizes the month of January 2023 as National Human Trafficking
Awareness Month. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) For more than two centuries, the United States has worked to advance the cause of freedom,
serving as a beacon of hope for those who cherish liberty and opportunity and leading the
fight for the dignity and inalienable rights of every person.
2) Classified as a felony, human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery. It is a crime that
involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to recruit, harbor, transport, provide, or obtain a
person for the purpose of labor or sexual exploitation.
3) In 2015, the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking was established by
Congress and sits as the world’s preeminent human trafficking advisory body. It is led by
survivors of human trafficking and advises federal policy makers on anti-trafficking policies.
4) According to the United States Department of State’s 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report,
human trafficking cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and
United States territories and the United States is among the top three countries of origin of
human trafficking victims.
5) In 2020, the National Human Trafficking Hotline stated that there were 1,334 individual
cases of human trafficking documented in California, and in 2021 alone, federal law
enforcement agencies initiated more than 1,100 new investigations into human traffickers.
6) The State of California is committed to combating all forms of human trafficking, recovering
victims, prosecuting offenders, advocating on behalf of victims, raising community
awareness, and strengthening collaborative partnerships.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800