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IN HCR0015
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/26/2018
Primary Sponsor
John Bartlett
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AI Summary
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National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is observed on January 11 each year, commemorating President Barack Obama's 2011 Presidential Proclamation designating January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
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Modern slavery persists in the United States despite the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery in 1865, affecting children, women, and men who may be foreign nationals or American citizens
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Human trafficking victims are subjected to sex trafficking, forced labor, involuntary servitude, forced marriage, and debt bondage
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The Indiana General Assembly recognizes National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and urges all Hoosiers to take action to prevent human trafficking
Legislative Description
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 2018.
Last Action
Returned to the House
1/26/2018