; Whereas, since 2007, the National Human Trafficking Hotline has identified over 45,000 cases of human trafficking; Whereas in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), Congress created the T visa program for the victims and families of victims of human trafficking; Whereas to combat human trafficking and modern slavery in the United States and globally, the people of the United States, the Federal Government, and State and local governments must be— (1) aware of the realities of human trafficking and modern slavery; and (2) dedicated to stopping the horrific enterprise of human trafficking and modern slavery; Whereas human trafficking victims deserve a trauma-informed approach that integrates the pursuit of justice and provision of social services designed to help them escape, and recover from, the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual trauma they endured; Whereas Congress recently enacted the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act ( Public Law 115–125 ) to unify and coordinate Department of Homeland Security (DHS) efforts to address human trafficking; Whereas DHS uses a victim-centered approach which places equal value on the identification and stabilization of victims and providing immigration relief, as well as the investigation and prosecution of traffickers ; Whereas the United States should hold accountable all individuals, groups, organizations, and countries that support, advance, or commit acts of human trafficking and modern slavery; Whereas through education, the United States must also work to end human trafficking and modern slavery in all forms in the United States and around the world