Rep. Smith: The Trafficking Victims Protection Act at 20 - A Look Back - And a Look Ahead
January 11, 2020
January 11, 2020
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
A hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on the effect that the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), authored by Commission Co-Chair Chris Smith (R-NJ) 20 years ago, has had in addressing the scourge of sex and labor trafficking around the world.
Signed into law in 2000, the TVPA is a landmark piece of legislation that has impacted various countries' approache . . .
A hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on the effect that the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), authored by Commission Co-Chair Chris Smith (R-NJ) 20 years ago, has had in addressing the scourge of sex and labor trafficking around the world.
Signed into law in 2000, the TVPA is a landmark piece of legislation that has impacted various countries' approache . . .