Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs be discharged from further consideration of the bill (S. 1312) to prioritize the fight against human trafficking in the United States, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Pennsylvania? There was no objection. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 1312 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings; sense of Congress. TITLE I--FREDERICK DOUGLASS TRAFFICKING PREVENTION ACT OF 2017 Sec. 101. Training of school resource officers to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking. Sec. 102. Training for school personnel. TITLE II--JUSTICE FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS Sec. 201. Injunctive relief. Sec. 202. Improving support for missing and exploited children. Sec. 203. Forensic and investigative assistance. TITLE III--SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS Sec. 301. Extension of anti-trafficking grant programs. Sec. 302. Establishment of Office of Victim Assistance.…
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