Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (S. 2974) to ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes, 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 Virginia? There was no objection. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 2974 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE; PERFECTING AMENDMENT. (a) HHS Funding for Trafficking Hotline.--Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``of amounts made available for grants under paragraph (2),''. (b) Perfecting Amendment.--Section 603 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-22; 129 Stat. 259) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Victims of Crime Trafficking'' and inserting ``Victims of Trafficking''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if enacted as part of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-22; 129 Stat. 227). The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________”