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Service with the intent to promote or facilitate prostitution. This amendment avoids creating a broad federal law that covers conduct that is not necessarily federal in nature. Second, the amendment distribute managers amendment strikes language from the underlying bills civil recovery provision that was intended to encourage victims to successfully plead their cases. However, the language could have created a risk of confusion by the courts and so it has been removed. Further, the managers amendment clarifies that mandatory restitution provision is only applicable to victims of sex trafficking, not to those who voluntarily have engaged in prostitution. Finally, the managers amendment adds language inadvertently omitted from the original bill which permits defendants who face an aggravated charge for promoting or facilitating more than five people to assert the statutes of affirmative defense. If a defendant can prove advertisements were targeted where promotion is legal. Mr. Chairman,
A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from georgia. A senator mr. President , i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection, so ordered. Mr. Perdue mr. President , weve had a lot of action in the United States senate which is unusual here. Id like to address that, today. You know, id like to address this to the people of texas, louisiana, and all those that just experienced the devastating results and impact of Hurricane Harvey. Obviously, our hearts go out to those people and of course were going to do the right thing and help the people of texas which is just what we voted on today. But its a bigger issue i want to speak to today. And i relate to this personally, because just last year, almost exactly to the day, my family was evacuated from our home in south georgia. And as i speak to you today, we were just notified today that my wife and motherinlaw who are there today will be well be evacuating this weekend from the south co
Committee looks at legislation aimed at combatting straecex trafficking and the Internet Companies that can facility these crimes. One of the witnesses Yvonne Ambrose said her daughter was a sex Trafficking Victim recruited on line and later brutally murdered. This is about two and a half hours. Good morning. Thank you for joining us today for our hearing on s1693, the stop enabling sex traffickers act of 2017. Our Second Committee hearing on Human Trafficking this year. I am particularly thankful that we will have the benefit of hearing from Yvonne Ambrose who courageously will share her story. Well hear from senators to offer their perspectives about the current state of the law and proposed changes. Well have the opportunity to hear from our panel of expert witnesses who will share their views on this legislation which has garnered significant support but also raised questions. Last months senators portman and blumenthal introduced the act with a Bipartisan Group of more than 20 cos
For our hearing on s1693, the stop enabling sex traffickers act of 2017. Our Second Committee hearing on Human Trafficking this year. I am particularly thankful that we will have the benefit of hearing from Yvonne Ambrose who courageously will share her story. Well hear from senators to offer their perspectives about the current state of the law and proposed changes. Well have the opportunity to hear from our panel of expert witnesses who will share their views on this legislation which has garnered significant support but also raised questions. Last months senators portman and blumenthal introduced the act with a Bipartisan Group of more than 20 cosponsors, a number thats grown since then which includes eight members of this committee. As many already know the bill would amend section 230 of the Communications Decency act to enable victims to bring to justice websites that knowingly facility sex trafficking. Its an evil that affects every Community Across america. I think everyone agr