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• Introduced by Sen. Martha G. Scott (D) on March 22, 2006, to ban subjecting another person to forced labor or service, including sex, by physical restraint or the threat of physical restraint; by threatening to abuse the law or legal processes; by destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating, or possessing a passport or other immigration document; by using blackmail, threatening to cause financial harm, or exerting financial control; and more. To also prohibit recruiting, enticing, harboring, transporting, providing, or obtaining by any means a minor if one knows that the minor will be used for sexually abusive activity; or an adult or minor for forced labor. A penalty of up to life in prison would be authorized if the activity results in the death of another, and up to 10 years in other cases.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 22, 2006.