Attorneys General representing 46 states sent a letter to House and Senate Leadership, urging them to request funds in the fiscal year 2014 budget “to combat human trafficking and modern day slavery in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008...
Category: Sign-on Letter
Members of Congress Lead “Dear Colleague” Effort in Support of FY13 Federal Funding for Anti-Trafficking Programs
In a bipartisan effort, members of Congress from both the House and Senate signed onto a "Dear Colleague" letter urging the Chairs and Ranking Members of each chamber's Appropriations Committee to provide sufficient funding in FY13 for programs that work to combat the growing problem of...
ATEST Appeals to Congress: Sideline Politicking and Pass the TVPRA
In observance of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) appealed to Congressional leadership on January 11th to put partisan politics aside and reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), which expired...
ATEST, 150 NGOS Call on Senate to Pass TVPRA
150 national anti-trafficking civil society groups, coalitions, faith-based organizations, and law enforcement partners joined the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) in support of S. 1301, the Senate's version of the 2011 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act...