President Bush today signed sweeping legislation that authorizes more than $200 million over the next two years for the fight against the international trafficking of women and children.
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The United States Senate has passed Congressman Chris Smith’s (R-Hamilton) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, clearing the way for President Bush to sign the legislation into law.
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The House of Representatives is poised to pass Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-Hamilton) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 2620), legislation that enhances the nation’s current trafficking law (also authored by Smith) and helps the U.S. continue to lead the global battle against modern-day human slavery.
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Congressman Chris Smith (R Hamilton), Vice Chairman of the House International Relations Committee and a leader in Congress promoting human rights, peace and justice in Northern Ireland made the following statement today regarding the announcement of elections in November.
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Congressman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), the author of the landmark U.S. law against human trafficking (PL 106-386), praised President Bush for his leadership and his call today for member states of the United Nations to step-up efforts to eradicate modern-day human slavery.
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Congressman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), author of the U.S.’s law against human trafficking, today welcomed the continued progress foreign nations are making in the war against human slavery due, in large part, to the threat of economic sanctions Smith’s law (PL 106-386) provides for. “When my law was being debated in Congress more than three years ago, there were many people who did not want to name names of offending nations because they felt doing so would offend. At the time I argued that the n...
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Congressman Chris Smith, Vice Chairman of the House International Relations Committee, today spoke out in support of Dr. Charles Li, a U.S. citizen and Falun Gong practitioner who has been imprisoned in China since early this year.
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The Bush Administration has taken aggressive action to significantly expand and enhance efforts to fight human trafficking and ensure that the U.S. military does not engage in activity with women who are victims of human slavery, according to an investigative report released yesterday.
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The House International Relations Committee today approved two bills authored by Vice Chairman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), that reauthorize and enhance earlier laws written by Smith to crackdown on human trafficking and provide relief for people who have been the victims of human torture.
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