The bill is named for the abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
Legislation sponsored by a New Jersey lawmaker to renew programs to combat human trafficking overwhelmingly passed the House Tuesday.
“Human traffickers never take a holiday, nor can we,” said Rep. Chris Smith, R-4th Dist., the bill’s chief sponsor. “Because traffickers and the nefarious networks they lead always find new ways to exploit the vulnerable, especially women and children, we must aggressively strengthen laws and their implementation.”
The measure also renewed the Department of Homeland Security’s Angel Watch Center, which was created by Smith’s, signed in 2016 by then-President Barack Obama. Smith said more than 7,000 convicted sex offenders have been blocked from traveling overseas under the law so far.
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