WASHINGTON, July 13 (Sputnik) — President Donald Trump urged the US Senate in a press release to pass three human trafficking bills that already passed the House of Representatives.
"My administration is focused on ending the horrific practice of human trafficking, and the three bills the House of Representatives passed today are important steps forward," Trump stated on Wednesday. "I am hopeful that the Senate will take up and pass these three bills as soon as possible."
The House passed the Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act, the Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act and the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017.
Trump added he looks forward to continue work with Congress to battle human trafficking.
