S.Res. 439 (112th): A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the “adult entertainment” section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com.

Introduced:
Apr 25, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Status:
Agreed To (Simple Resolution)

The resolution’s title was written by the resolution’s sponsor. S.Res. stands for Senate simple resolution.

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Status

This simple resolution was agreed to on December 20, 2012. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

Progress
Introduced Apr 25, 2012
Referred to Committee Apr 25, 2012
Agreed To (Simple Resolution) Dec 20, 2012
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors (4R, 4D, 1I) (show)
Committees

Senate Judiciary

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Last updated Dec 20, 2012.
8 pages

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12/20/2012--Passed Senate without amendment.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for:
(1) law enforcement agency efforts to provide training to law enforcement agents on how to investigate and prosecute cases of sex trafficking and how to identify and rescue trafficking victims; and
(2) trafficking victim services provided by the federal, state, and local governments and non-profit and faith-based organizations, including medical, legal, mental health, housing, and other social services.
Calls on Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC to act as a responsible global citizen and immediately eliminate the "adult entertainment" section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com to terminate the website's facilitation of online sex trafficking.

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