Mike Collins: “I am pleased to bring forward this rule on behalf of the Rules Committee. The rule provides for consideration of H.R.…”

“I am pleased to bring forward this rule on behalf of the Rules Committee. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1865, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017. The rule provides for 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking member of the Judiciary Committee. The rule also provides for a motion to recommit. In addition to an amendment offered by the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, the rule makes in order amendments offered by Mrs. Mimi Walters of California and Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas. Yesterday, the Rules Committee received testimony from numerous Members, including Mr. Marino, Ms. Jackson Lee, and the legislation's sponsor, Mrs. Wagner. In addition to consideration at the Rules Committee, the legislation was marked up at the House Judiciary Committee last year. Mr. Speaker, I cannot think of any crime more debased than when one person forces a fellow human being into sexual slavery. Through many pieces of legislation that the House considered this year, we have been fighting to rid our communities of sex traffickers and the anguish they leave in their wake. Today, we have the opportunity to pass an important piece of legislation that will further this fight by ensuring that we hold websites that turn a profit by aiding sex traffickers accountable. Mr.…”