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Sense of Congress

Section 5 · Sec. 5 ·

What this chapter is about

This part says what Congress thinks. It calls this law a first step. It says people who force others are changing how they work. And it says Congress will keep looking for answers.

2 proposals indexed from this chapter.

The document says “shouldWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“this Act is a first step to address the changing tactics of human traffickers, who are using forced criminality as a form of force, fraud, and coercion in their human trafficking enterprises; and”

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, Sec. 5

The first of two statements of the sense of Congress. It describes the Act as a first step addressing the changing tactics of human traffickers, and characterizes forced criminality as a form of force, fraud and coercion used in trafficking enterprises. It is a statement of view rather than a directive, and it binds nobody.

What the document actually says

“this Act is a first step to address the changing tactics of human traffickers, who are using forced criminality as a form of force, fraud, and coercion in their human trafficking enterprises; and”

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

This law is a first step. People who force others into crime are changing how they work. They now use crime itself as a way to hold on to a victim.

What this is about

A sense of Congress sets no rule. It gives nobody a new job. It puts a view on the record.

No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.

The document says “shouldWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“Congress is committed to continuing to find solutions as needed to thwart human traffickers and protect survivors of human trafficking.”

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, Sec. 5

The second statement. Congress states a commitment to continuing to find solutions as needed, to thwart human traffickers and protect survivors. Like the first, it is a statement of view and creates no obligation.

What the document actually says

“Congress is committed to continuing to find solutions as needed to thwart human traffickers and protect survivors of human trafficking.”

To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

Congress says it will keep looking for answers. It wants to stop those who force others. It wants to guard the people they hurt.

What this is about

This is a promise of more work, not a rule. Nothing here tells a court or an office what to do.

No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.

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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out

Both paragraphs of the sense of Congress, recorded as the statements they are.

Nothing. The section has two paragraphs and both are recorded.

A sense of Congress states a view. It amends no statute and directs nobody, so there is no duty here for the tracker to follow.