On May 2, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing, “Winning the Fight Against Human Trafficking: The Frederick Douglass Reauthorization Act.” The hearing focused on efforts to combat human trafficking, specifically H.R. 2200, the Frederick Douglass Reauthorization Act of 2017. The Foreign Affairs Committee approved H.R. 2200 on May 3 (see The Source, 5/5/17).
The hearing also emphasized the importance of increasing efforts to prevent girls in the foster care system from becoming victims of sex trafficking. According to the hearing, 60 percent of child victims of human trafficking have been in the foster care system.
The following witness testified:
